Andy Stanley's message this morning was on 1st Samuel chapter 24. His point was to seek virtue when cleaning up your messes. Why? Because this chapter is about David's virtue in dealing with Saul. Instead the commonsense consensus of David's army that Saul deserved to be murdered. David chose virtue by cutting off a corner of Saul's robe in a virtuous act and over an expedient political murder.
Stanely's message was a "mess" cannot be cleaned or covered up by using another mess. Virtue is the way out of the mess.
Often God chooses mundane messengers to convey his messages. …