Not Your Fault

Spirit & Life Devotional
Friday, 8 July 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Not Your Fault

"Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.'" John 9:3 NKJV

Jesus saw a man who was blind from birth, as He passed by. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” You see, the disciples were raised to think that it's when all is not well, it must have been a result of something wrong that they did. So as soon as they saw the blind man they began looking for faults.

It's like when someone loses a job, or something or someone dear; and you immediately begin to think that it's a result of something wrong that you did that God is punishing you for. No dear, it's not so, God is not like that. Don't blame yourself for every unpleasant thing that happens to you; avoid having an unnecessary guilty conscience; stop putting yourself under undue pressure. It's not your fault!

Job's friends blamed him for what he experienced; they pronounced him guilty of secret sins, when he was actually innocent. Well, God knew the truth, and later blessed him with twice as much as he had before his ordeal. I've got good news for someone today; a greater blessing is on the way! God permitted it to happen in order to have a reason to bless you abundantly and to be glorified. It might take a while, but if you endure to the end and maintain a good attitude before God, you will surely come out better, stronger and greater! Hallelujah!

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