God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
God did not burden Adam with sin. God made him upright. Adam was the one who used his freedom to forfeit his righteousness.
If you are shaking your fist at God today perhaps it is because, somewhere deep inside, you feel that the problems in your life and the evils in the world came from the hand of God.
If that’s the case, you need to know that the Bible says something completely different. There is one God. All that He does is good and all that He does is right. “God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes” (7:29). The Bible teaches that the blame lies with us and that hope lies in God.
If the habits of our hearts and minds are to blame God for the problems of our lives and the evils of the world, we should really be asking if we truly know God.
People who are redeemed by Jesus love God and trust Him. They have many unanswered questions, and they may have many doubts, but it is not the habit of their hearts to blame God for the problems of life and the evils of the world.
Christians know that the blame lies with sin, and that sin lies in us, not in God.
What would it look like for you to begin taking personal responsibility for your problems?
