https://odb.org/2026/04/06/not-my-fault
Exodus 32:19–24 (NIV): 19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.
21 He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?”
22 “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. 23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ 24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”
“It’s not my fault!” So says Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back when his ship is attacked and there seems to be no escape, only because a repair hadn’t been made. When he says it, you wonder if he bears at least some responsibility for his predicament but doesn’t want to admit it.
I’ve been there. Sometimes it’s easier to find someone (or something) else to blame rather than accept responsibility myself. Scripture shows us that this tendency is as old as sin. Adam and Eve both did it (Genesis 3:11-13), and so did Aaron. When Moses was with God on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, God told him that the people He’d just released from slavery had turned away to worship an idol (Exodus 32:7-8). When Moses returned and confronted Aaron (whom he’d left in charge), Aaron responded, “You know how prone these people are to evil” (v. 22). Then he rationalized about the idol he himself cast, saying, “They gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!” (v. 24). (James Banks, Our Daily Bread 6th April 2026)
I think we all have a tendency not to take blame for things that go wrong, even when we know we were at fault. When it comes to dealings with my spouse, it could well be something like I forgot to tighten the lid of the peanut butter. So we agreed that after every use, we just tighten it even in the midst of breakfast as the last person using it may forget to do so later.
At work, the unwillingness to take blame is understandable as there could be consequences. In the end, a less forgiving environment will lead to less risk-taking and slower decision-making (what we call analysis paralysis). For example, while it is acceptable to award a tender after two years in a traditional telco, it is disastrous if we were to do so in the digital business. We used to say – by the time we award, the solution is already superseded by newer ones.
In God, however, while sin always have consequences, God is loving and forgiving. If we sin, God will punish us but if we seek His forgiveness, He will forgive us. A good example was David’s adultery with Bathsheba. David lost a total of 4 sons as the consequence. But he repented and the LORD forgave him. In the end, it was his son with Bathsheba that continued David’s lineage and in the natural, Solomon’s reign was Israel’s most glorious although in the spiritual, David’s remain Israel’s Golden Age!
While we may or may not escape the consequences of sin, repentance will lead to forgiveness. Forgiveness is essential to ensure that our eternal destination is preserved although we may suffer some consequences in the natural. Our names remain written in the Book of Life. Any suffering in the present is nothing compared to the glory that awaits us if we fight the good fight and complete the race victoriously. Persevere through and that includes repentance and seeking forgiveness from the Father. God loves us and have compassion for us as demonstrated by Jesus’s love and compassion for the people recorded in the Gospels.
Have a good week ahead, everyone! May the LORD God, Yahweh Elohim the Great I Am grant us wisdom and discernment as we walk in His abundant grace and mercy!
Ronnie's Thoughts 