Journey Thru The Bible! (2 Samuel 10 - 12)

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Today, we read one of the most tragic stories of the Bible - David's act of adultery, the murderous plot to cover it up, and the stealing of another man's wife! As a result of all of this, God sent Nathan the prophet to tell David that he would pay dearly for these sinful acts.

Here are a few things we can learn from these 3 chapters...

1) No matter how much you love the Lord, God will deal with your sin! David was known as "a man after God's own heart." He loved the Lord deeply, but in a moment of passion and lust he committed adultery with another man's wife. Then, to cover it up, he tried to get the man to have sex with his wife so that he could cover up the fact that the baby was his. And, in a last ditch effort to conceal the matter, he had the man purposely killed in the heat of battle. David was indicted by the Lord on 3 counts of sinful acts: adultery, murder, and stealing another man's wife! Although David had a deep love for the Lord and the Lord had a deep love for David, God's holiness acted upon David's sinfulness. The bible teaches us that "God is no respecter of persons." Regardless of who the person is, when sin is involved it must be dealt with!

2) Sin will take you FARTHER than you ever intended to go! Look what one moment of passion did! It caused David to kill an innocent man! He was desperate! He didn't want anyone to know! And, attempting to keep his sinfulness a secret, he responded irrationally and was willing to have the man killed. Listen, sin is never a secret! God knows! And, look how God responded! He made sure that David paid for his sin. Eventually it would be known throughout the entire nation of Israel!

If you're in the midst of sin, or just simply trying to hide it...confess it to God and make things right with Him today!

3) We often commit the same sin as those we vehemently condemn! When Nathan came to David and told him the story of a man and his only lamb, David responded in furious anger towards the end of the story! David felt that the man who committed the sin should be punished 4 times over! Then Nathan said, "You are that man!" Wow!

We often judge others about stuff we need to deal with too! Why do we do that? Why are we so judgmental? Remember what Jesus said, "When you judge, first take the stick out of your own eye before you take the stick out of someone elses eye." In other words, before we make a judgment about someone, we ought to consider our own faults first!

Well, that's all I have time for today! Have a God-blessed day!