The word "scapegoat" is widely used as a metaphor, referring to someone who is blamed for misfortunes, generally as a way of distracting attention from the real causes.
On this Easter morning, I took sometime to ponder over the following verse which my wife and I had adopted since our courtship days: 
"For the LORD is a sun and a shield; The LORD bestows favor and honor; No good things does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you." (Psalms 84:11). Usually, I will reflect on God's goodness ... O, I have tasted and see the Lord's goodness. Sharing what Billy Hybel's wrote, I do have a great life... I love what I do and the people I do it with... I am blessed with a terrific wife and friends. I'm healthy ... optimistic about the future. All in all, I am happy. But today, my attention was drawn to these words, "those whose walk is blameless."
"For the LORD is a sun and a shield; The LORD bestows favor and honor; No good things does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you." (Psalms 84:11). Usually, I will reflect on God's goodness ... O, I have tasted and see the Lord's goodness. Sharing what Billy Hybel's wrote, I do have a great life... I love what I do and the people I do it with... I am blessed with a terrific wife and friends. I'm healthy ... optimistic about the future. All in all, I am happy. But today, my attention was drawn to these words, "those whose walk is blameless."
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Honestly, who can really claim that his walks is truly blameless? I don't think I can. Romans 3: 23 says that there is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short from the glory of God. Some sins seem bigger than others because their obvious consequences are much more serious. Murder, for example, seems to us to be worse than hatred, and adultery seems worse than lust. But this does not mean that because we do lesser sins, our walk is blameless. Regardless of how great or small it seems, all sin makes us a sinner - they separate us from God, cut us off from our holy God, which leads to death.
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In the Old Testament, the 'scapegoat" was a goat that was symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and then driven off into the wilderness to rid Jerusalem of its iniquities. The rite for the Day of Atonement is described in Leviticus 16. Since this goat, with the sins of the people placed on it, is then sent over a cliff or driven into the wilderness to perish, 
the word "scapegoat" has come to mean a person, often innocent, who is blamed and punished for the sins, crimes or sufferings of others.
the word "scapegoat" has come to mean a person, often innocent, who is blamed and punished for the sins, crimes or sufferings of others. So, when used as a metaphor, a scapegoat is someone selected to bear blame for a calamity. Scapegoating is the act of holding a person, group of people, or thing responsible for a multitude of problems. Similar rituals were held elsewhere in the ancient world to transfer guilt or blame. In ancient Greece, human scapegoats were beaten and driven out of cities to mitigate calamities. In early Roman law, an innocent person was allowed to assume the penalty of another; Christianity reflects this notion in its belief that Jesus died to atone for the sins of mankind.
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I believe that God can make us blameless! Romans 5:6-8 reads, "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly... But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: 
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." These are amazing words, God sent Jesus Christ to die for us, not because we were good enough, but because he loved us. In other words, we can walk a blameless walk because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross. As Christians, we believe that He died on the cross for our sins.
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." These are amazing words, God sent Jesus Christ to die for us, not because we were good enough, but because he loved us. In other words, we can walk a blameless walk because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross. As Christians, we believe that He died on the cross for our sins. The Old Rugged Cross: On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross ... Jesus died for all of us, so that anyone who believes in Him may be saved.
Rededication: Jesus, my Scapegoat.... The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23)
