hen Nathan said to David, "You are the man!" (2Samuel 12: 7)
There was a pharmacist who had a good reputation. He was a man who loved his family and a good businessman. News reports noted how much he meant to many people. However, in order to make a bigger profit, this trusted person began to reduce the efficacy of the chemotherapy drugs he administered. He was later caught and convicted of the crime. It makes many medical workers wonder, "How could this happen?"
The same question was once posed to King David. He was known as a man beloved of God, but he used power in his office to take other people's wives (2 Samuel 11).
Then, he conspired to kill the woman's husband. The man who died was one of David's own military officers, who left his family to fight in the battles fought for his king.
Maybe we feel calmer when we see the failure of famous people. However, if we feel relieved because of other people's mistakes, then we don't know ourselves. The Bible records David's sin not to weaken our moral vigilance, on the contrary, to alert us.
The failures of others should make us more aware of our own weaknesses and make us more aware of our need for Christ's grace. Only by knowing our weaknesses, we will depend on God's strength -MRDII
THE BIBLE IS A MIRROR THAT SHOWS
*) Take from Daily Meditation