Pointing the Finger (Genesis 3:12)

10/13/23 • 4 min

In Genesis 3:12 we note how fallen humans tend to point the finger at other people and things, even God, for their own wrongs, and how sin not only ruins our relationship with God, but also with one another. In this devotion we look at our tendency to point the finger.
Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).

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God’s Listening Ear (Psalm 119:26)

The popular hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” emphasizes that we can share *anything* with God. Of course, that idea didn’t originate with the hymn writer. It’s right here in Psalm 119. NOTE: When the psalmist talks about God answering him; we shouldn’t imagine that he does so in some sort of mystical way, whispering to us or directly planting answers in our thoughts. The psalmist himself tells us how God answers us: “Teach me your statutes.” We need to know God’s word in order to know God’s answers.
Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4

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Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4