DAD;S RAMBLINGS -- SEE TO IT

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – SEE TO IT

"Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood; And they said, 'What is that to us? You see to it!' ….. When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.' " (Matthew 27:3-4, 24)

In this short passage of Scripture, there is a phrase that is quoted two times: "You see to it." The basis meaning, "That's not my problem; You take care of it."

When Judas felt remorse for his act of betrayal, he tried to return the blood-money. But the chief priests and elders washed their hands of the mess and said to Judas, "That's not our problem – You take care of it." And when Pilate saw that he could not change the situation, he tried to wash his hands of it and pass the blame to the crowd, saying, "You take care of it." It's called passing the buck.

Judas came the closest to a proper action regarding his sin, but even then, it was not complete. He admitted to the chief priests that he had sinned, but he went to the wrong people to seek forgiveness. He should have gone to Jesus and asked forgiveness.

I don't know how many times in my life I have tried to pass the buck by blaming someone else. But that only ignores that fact that each of us are responsible for our own sin. Blaming someone else does not take care of the sin problem. King David had it right, when he prayed is prayer of contrition for his sin by acknowledging to God, "Against you and you only have I sinned." He was not going to blame anyone else for his sin anymore, but he confessed it to God.

I John 1:9 remains the standard for confession of sin. "If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Any other attempt to take care of our sin is incomplete. Only God can forgive us for our sin against Him. Passing the blame to someone else only short-circuits the process.

Love, Dad