This is where David’s future troubles begin. It’s always interesting to me that God will use a man/woman who continues to refuse to surrender certain areas of their life to God…I wonder why God would use them. I look around at all the false teachers and wonder why God allows them to find an audience. I hear that pastors have stolen money or been guilty of adultery and wonder why God would use them…

The answer is that we don’t really know. Perhaps it’s because God is patient, because He is giving the offender time to repent. Perhaps it’s just because God knows that His perfect will is going to be accomplished in spite of the sins of His people…