The Effects of Solving Problems Like God Isn't There
THE INTENSITY OF OUR TRIALS IS NEVER AN EXCUSE FOR SIN
David, unlike Saul, gives us a taste of the King Who is. But though he is a man after God’s own heart (1 Sam. 13:14), he is not the King. He’s not God’s coming King. Why? Because he’s still an imperfect, sinful human being in need of the coming Savior King. 1 Samuel 21 bears this out. After David finds solace in covenant love in 1 Samuel 20, he quickly turns and resorts to worldly solutions and deceptive tactics to solve his problems. But in this and similar situations, you and many of us might say, “well, when your back is up against the wall, sometimes, you have to blur the lines of morality a bit”. But as David teaches us, this conclusion is borne out of a functional belief that God’s grace has reached its limit in your situation and further, it leads to disastrous consequences. Listen to last Sunday’s sermon to hear more.