The child of God tries to judge everything according to the Bible. He brings everything into the Light of the Word of God. All situations and circumstances are Providential. Yet often we, by our fleshly desires and actions, bring trouble and hurt upon ourselves and others. We are responsible creatures before God, and there will always be consequences for our actions. This carnal, fleshly, mind and nature is, without controversy, a curse to us. God did not damn David because of his adultery and murder, but the sword never left his house as long as he lived – "therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house, because thou hast despised Me" (2 Sam. 12:10). He was always reminded of His dastardly deed and others suffered for it. Although David committed a terrible sin, this was not the tenor of His life. Neither is sin the tenor of any child of God's life. Even though David was continually reminded of his sin, "I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou judgest" (Ps. 51:3), there was a blessing came of it. God, by permitting him to commit this great sin, taught him more about his evil nature, and also that God was indeed a God of mercy. Are we saying, "Shall we sin, that grace may abound? Godforbid!" We are saying two things: "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil" (Luke 11:2-4). And we are saying this: "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethrem More over whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:28).