I’m
sure that David was being falsely accused and was in danger for his life, but
doesn’t this sound a little bit like whining? Perhaps he is not saying that he
has not sinned at all – just that he has not done anything to provoke these
particular enemies.
There
are times, though, even as we bristle over being falsely accused, that we are
guilty all the same. When I was in high school, I attended a party where people
were indulging in an activity of which I disapproved. I was pretty vocal in my
criticism but at the same time my behavior was not a shining example of
Christian conduct. (Forgive me for being vague.) When I overheard one of the other guests call me a hypocrite,
I got in a bit of a huff over it. After all, I wasn’t doing the same thing I
was criticizing others for. It didn’t take long, though, for the truth to sink
in. She was right and I was as wrong as everyone else. Guilty as charged!
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