BBD 10.18.04 Passing The Buck
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10.18.04
Passing The Buck
For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against
You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight. - Psalm
51:3-4.
At a bookstore recently I was browsing through some books and noticed the
author’s acknowledgements, which was somewhat unusual. He said he wrote the
book alone and no one had helped him. However, he stated if mistakes were
made he wanted to keep with the long-standing American tradition of passing
the buck. He then listed many people who apparently had helped and
encouraged him in writing the book. Then he says any errors are completely
the fault of these people and not his fault.
It does appear to be a part of the American culture to always try to pass
the buck. If someone loses their temper they may say something like, “I’m
sorry I did that but it’s because I’m under so much pressure“...or “it’s
because I’ve been so tired“...or “they were getting on my nerves.” We are
always looking for a way to avoid responsibility and pass the buck on to
something or someone else. King David gives us an example of how we ought to
respond when we sin. When King David was confronted with his sins of
adultery and murder he did accept responsibility. He did not try to pass the
buck on to someone else. It stopped with him. He did it and he confessed he
was wrong.
If we want a new start? If we want to begin anew? If we want to start over?
The place to start is with accepting responsibility for our sins and
confessing them to our Lord. In Proverbs 28:13 we are told, “He who covers
his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have
mercy.”
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