As prophetic people one of the most important lessons we can learn in our own prophetic journey is learning to take the blame.
This is a difficult concept for us as humans because it seems second nature that we don’t want to take the blame for things we did not do.
But here’s the thing, when we are walking in the prophetic and in maturity, we have an understanding of our new nature, Christ’s nature, so it should be our first nature to be like Him, and if anybody understood taking the blame, Christ did!
He took the ultimate blame by paying with His life for our sins. He took the blame for us so that we can be reconciled to God.
Let me illustrate in my own life how the Lord taught me this lesson and once you grasp this it will change your life forever and make you more effective for the Kingdom.
Years ago, when I worked a 9 to 5 job and the Lord had confirmed my calling to prophetic ministry, He started to use my place of work as my training field. He allowed certain difficult situations to get me to die to myself and grow up into Him.
Here’s what happened. I had been victimized for standing up for my rights in the workplace, an oppression that was causing physical harm to me, health issues. It was obvious to everyone involved that I was the victim and my rights had been taken away from me. I was given a legal document by authorities to protect myself and to my shock an incident occurred whereby senior management caused a minor superficial injury to themself by trying to rip the document away from me.
Few days after this, it had blown way out of proportion and I was now being blamed for causing injury to someone. I wanted to clear my name. I was so hurt that anyone could think that about me or have a perception of me that was not true.
Then in stepped the One with ALL wisdom, God.
He asked me what do I want to achieve by taking this further and proving I am right, and obviously I replied that I want the truth to be known and people should not accuse me of what I did not do.
The Lord asked me, should my aim not be to advance the Kingdom by bringing those in darkness into the light?
Was it more important to prove myself to man or to Him?
He asked me how can people come to Christ through me being a witness to Him, if they cannot see Christ in me? Did his son not take the blame for something He did not do so that I can be drawn to Him?
Should I not take the blame so that in showing mercy, love and forgiveness to another they too can get an opportunity to encounter Christ through me?
So here I was contemplating how I should respond to these lies but all the while God softening my heart by making me focus my eyes on the cross and then I had the epiphany.
No matter what, when I am squeezed my Father expects Christ to come out of me.
He expects me to take the blame because it’s not about who’s right and who’s wrong, it is about drawing others to Him.
My response: I apologized for the incident. I took the blame.
The result: They were shocked because they knew the truth and they spent a few years trying to figure me out.
Now: The Lord uses me in their life to reveal His will, purposes and plans for them. Do I have any grudges? Absolutely not! I love them like Christ loves them and the Lord has used this same person to be a blessing in my own life.
Taking the blame is to be like Christ! Let us start to walk in greater maturity so that others can be drawn to Him.