“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Messiah Yeshua. For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has set you free from the law of sin and death.” (Rom. 8:1-2)
Blame-shifting is not an uncommon reaction of a person seeking to avoid responsibility for his actions. It has been the same from the beginning of creation as reflected by a famous rabbi:
“The downfall of the world was caused by two things. The first is that Eve ate, and gave Adam to eat, the forbidden fruit. Yet, we were not driven out from Paradise at that moment. We were driven out when God asked Adam and Eve, “What’s going on here?” Eve should have jumped up and said, ‘“I’m sorry. It was all my fault!” Adam should have said, “I’m sorry. It was my entire fault. I should have told her better!”
What is the first sign of people loving each other? That they cover for each other. A house is a cover. Loving somebody is a cover. The beginning of a chupah, of a marriage, is that the husband covers the face of the bride. He is telling her, “I won’t be like Adam who said, “Eve did it!” I’ll cover for you.”
The relationship between God and His people has been one of ups and downs, successes and failures, victories and defeats, filled with stops and starts. He intervenes to redeem us from self-destruction even in the worst of times because He is a God who covers for us. If this be true, is it not reasonable that we do likewise? Better to be an ambulance than a machine gun.
Raphael ben Levi
