"Then Saul said to David, 'Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles.' For Saul though, 'Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.' "
I Samuel 18:17
Saul, with evil intent, wanted David to be taken out of the way, but he did not want it to look like he caused it. So he devised a plan to get David into battle, because "Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines" (vs. 25b). David later used this same tactic himself when he wanted Uriah, the wife of Bathsheba, killed in battle (see II Samuel 11). Human nature has not changed. We want someone else to do our dirty work and take the blame so we do not appear responsible. As children we pass the buck – "He did it." As adults, we blame our genes, our upbringing, our environment or anything else to avoid culpability. But God knows the truth. Better to "fess up," as David eventually did, and say, "I have sinned" (II Samuel 12:13).
Today's Thought: Blaming others does not remove guilt.
Have an honest day. Love you.
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