By Ryan Neuhaus

It is not fair that God would call a man who had an affair with another woman, and then killed her husband, a man after his own heart.  How can this man be a man after God’s own heart?  The God of all creation is unfair…he is unfair because we as selfish human beings do not get what we deserve.  We deserve to be punished for our selfishness.  We deserve to reap what we have sown.  We deserve to be separated from the Lord of lords, but thankfully the God of all creation is not fair.  He is not fair because he shows “no partiality and accepts no bribes.”  He is not fair because he does not give us what we deserve.  He is not fair because Jesus Christ had to experience and endure my punishment, my guilt, and the wrath of His Father that was supposed to be directed toward me.  I am grateful that the Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is not fair in this respect because all people can benefit from his mercy. 

The Lord God calls this adulterous man a man after his own heart because this man honored and loved Him.  That means that we all can be men and woman after his own heart by loving and honoring the Lord Jesus Christ…by being honest with God about our selfishness and imperfections…and by listening to the truth that He has recorded for us in His Word, the Bible.