J.A. Matteson
Sin is by nature progressive and the human conscience is a gift from God. "Then David sent to Joab saying, 'Send me Uriah the Hittite'" (2 Sam. 11:6). The deceitful character of sin can delude a person into believing that by fabricating a plausible cover-up no one will be the wiser. The calculus errors because while people may be fooled God is not, He sees all. David knew this, yet the fruit of sin is a depraved and irrational mind. Blessed is the child of God, for in love He will chasten His children when they error. A man can either confess his sin in private before God, or God will humble him publicly. Wisdom is living ones life before the eyes of Him with whom we are accountable and in that regard to keep short accounts. People can be fooled but not God. And the tragedy is in concluding that because the LORD has not intervened in the present moment that He either is unaware or approving of our folly. David knew he had done wrong. But rather than nipping it the bud he continued down a path that eventually led to murder as well as the disintegration of his family and a divided kingdom. God is serious in dealing with sin, His people need to be as well.
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