God Won't Quit On You

As we conclude our study on the life of David based on the book Unleash by Perry Noble, this week we are focusing on the conclusion of David's life. It is easy to view David as a great hero of the faith when we think about his confrontation with Goliath, his integrity while King Saul was pursuing him to kill him, or the way he lead Israel to become the world power of his generation.

But let's not forget, after all of that, during a very dark season of David's life, he committed adultery and then committed murder to hide his adultery. On top of that, like most of us, he showed no remorse until it appeared he had been caught in his confrontation by the prophet Nathan. He turned his back on the Lord and blatantly chose what he wanted over what God wanted.

However, the demonstration of God's love and grace that follows is nothing short of supernatural. Even though David quit on God during that season of his life, God never quit on David. As Noble writes: "He sent the prophet Nathan to confront him and call him on his sin. As a result, David repented of what he had done and got back on track in his journey with the Lord. That didn't mean there weren't consequences
for his sin; in fact, his sin ended up costing him the life of his own son. But when he showed true repentance. God forgave him completely and restored his relationship with Him."

That is an amazing illustration of grace. David committed adultery and murder, and still God didn't quit on him! 

The Bible is full of people who quit on God but whom God chose to use for His purposes anyway. The remainder of this week we are going to look at one person in particular. His name is John Mark. He is a classic example of someone who quit, but God never quit on him.

By the way, the same is true about you. God will never quit on you.