No More Blame

Romans 5:18 (MSG)
Here it is in a nutshell: Just as one person did it wrong and got us in all this trouble with sin and death, another person did it right and got us out of it. But more than just getting us out of trouble, he got us into life! 

Too many times I have pointed to Adam and Eve and declared, "It is all their fault!"  Countless times I looked at their disobedience, their selfish behavior as the reason I am so unhappy, or so uncomfortable, or so distraught. Placing the blame for my evil heart on our first ancestors is not only ridiculous, but unfair.

The truth is, if I were in their place, I probably would have done the same thing, and that, is a sobering thought. Why would I think today, that my heart's motives would have been purer than Eve's? What makes me any better than she? I never considered this probability before.  Were I in Eve's shoes (so to speak), I most likely would have behaved in the same selfish fashion. 

The comfort in all this is nothing would have changed the next steps. No matter if it were Eve or me, Jesus would still come into the world to redeem the sin. God's love for us knows no bounds and it isn't dependent on how we act. God love's us with an everlasting love.

The love Jesus has for us is the love He expects us to show others. We are to extend grace and also to pursue those who don't yet know Him.  We are to share all we have, including our faith and salvation with those who are still blind to Jesus' love  and grace.

Romans 5:12-21