Are You Wrong?

Prov. 3:7
    
    In this article I am going to address a couple of different attitudes toward correction. When we, as people, get corrected for incorrect behavior, typically one of two different reactions happen. “It’s not my fault” or “You’re right, I need to do better.” Obviously, incorrect behavior in this scenario is anything outside of the will of God. Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15). “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom. 12:2). King Saul is certainly a figure that can be identified as having the, “It’s not my fault” attitude. In 1 Sam. 13 Saul defied God’s wishes and offered sacrifices incorrectly. In 1 Sam. 14:24-46 he was so blood thirsty to destroy the Philistines he didn’t allow appropriate time for his soldiers to rest and eat, which causing them to sin later by eating meat with the blood. The ultimate example would be his defiance to the Lord’s command in 1 Sam. 15. Twice Saul claimed that he had obeyed the Lord’s command, even though He had not, and placed blame on the people that he was to be commanding. He was wrong, and unable to accept it. The very next king of Israel, David, also made mistakes, but took correction in a different way. In 2 Sam. 11, it is recorded that David committed adultery with Bathsheba, tried to cover it up, and lastly had her husband murdered when he was unable to cover up his sin. After that, just as Samuel had done for Saul, Nathan rebukes David and the sin he had committed. He did not falsely claim to have obeyed God, nor did David place the blame on anyone else. He declared, “I have sinned against the Lord” (2 Sam. 12:13). When we sin, we can be like Saul, or be like David. Only one was considered to be a man after God’s own heart (1 Sam. 13:14; Acts 13:22). I love you all!


In His service,
Steven Hugley