exodus 22

Have you ever heard someone blame shift when it came to their sin? Of course you have. You have even been one who does it. It started in the garden with Adam blaming Eve. Eve blaming the serpent. It is the age old deflection technique-that by the way-NEVER WORKS. It just makes you look even worse. Why? Because everyone knows and you are lying, justifying, blameshifting and/or covering up in hopes that you will look better than you are, when in reality you look worse.
This was the case with Aaron. Moses had been up on the Mt. to see God, to receive the 10 commandments. While there, the people got impatient and asked Aaron to make them a “god” to worship. Despite knowing better, Aaron makes a golden calf for the people to worship. When God sees what the people are doing, He is furious and He sends Moses down to confront them and to face God’s discipline.
When Moses confronts Aaron, asking what the people had done to convince him to do such a ludicrous thing, this is his response.
Exod 32:22-24
22 And Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.
23 "For they said to me, 'Make a god for us who will go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
24 "And I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them tear it off.' So they gave {it} to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."

Aaron blames THE PEOPLE for being evil and then proclaims that he is not sure how it happened. He just threw some gold into a fire and OUT POPPED this calf. Sounds like an excuse a toddler would give. “I don’t know Mommy, it just popped out. But I didn’t do it.!”
But before we are too harsh on Aaron, let’s self evaluate and confess, that we are no different. We too, blameshift, cover up, lie and justify our sin. And the anger of the Lord burns against us when we do this. Why? Because He is mean and angry and just wants to punish us? NO! God is full of grace and ready to meet us in HIS mercy, however, HE does require that we OWN our sin. We can’t cover it up, make it look or sound nicer than what it is or pretend it just “popped out”. All of us want to be a people that receives His grace, but grace only comes in the confession of and repentance of sin.
I Jn 1:9-10
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

For most of us, confession is an issue. Self evaluation is absent and blame is the name of our game. Perhaps it is time for us to learn from the pages of Scripture. Own it and walk in His grace. Hide and you die.
ALL FOR YOU