Why do, we do or think about those things, which are evil – and cause us to be separated from our Lord?
David had a fantastic relationship with God, if he wanted the most beautiful woman in the world, then his God would have listened to his request. “I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.” (2 Samuel 12:8)
Yet, he did not place his trust in our Lord, instead he took matters into his own hand. He allowed his desires to deceive him and to occupy his mind to the extent that he forgot about talking over the issue with God, his loving friend. That’s the sad part about sin – it takes us away from God, it robs us of ‘friendship’ time - because it diverts our attention away from the need to talk to God – do you agree?
The following verses, clearly spell out what the issue was, 2 Samuel 11:26-27 (NIV): “When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.”
2 Samuel 12:9: “Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own.”
It’s hard to understand why David took so long to recognise that he could not escape God’s judgment. Yet, we all do, exactly the same thing – we’re all slow to see the sin in our lives – because we have rationalised the reasons for being in a state of sin.
On one level, I don’t agree with Selwyn’s statement: “David was so self-deceived that on this occasion even the Holy Spirit [God] was unable to get through to him.” Yes, God used Nathan, the prophet, to deliver His message – because it was the best way to deliver such a message. In addition, Nathan would be the on-going, human voice to remind David of the consequences of his actions, which was - ‘the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised Me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
All of us – will find many reasons, to fall on our knees and cry out: “Have mercy on me, O God … please blot out my transgressions … ”
What’s your view?
David’s great sin
Why do, we do or think about those things, which are evil – and cause us to be separated from our Lord?
David had a fantastic relationship with God, if he wanted the most beautiful woman in the world, then his God would have listened to his request. “I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.” (2 Samuel 12:8)
Yet, he did not place his trust in our Lord, instead he took matters into his own hand. He allowed his desires to deceive him and to occupy his mind to the extent that he forgot about talking over the issue with God, his loving friend. That’s the sad part about sin – it takes us away from God, it robs us of ‘friendship’ time - because it diverts our attention away from the need to talk to God – do you agree?
The following verses, clearly spell out what the issue was, 2 Samuel 11:26-27 (NIV): “When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.”
2 Samuel 12:9: “Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own.”
It’s hard to understand why David took so long to recognise that he could not escape God’s judgment. Yet, we all do, exactly the same thing – we’re all slow to see the sin in our lives – because we have rationalised the reasons for being in a state of sin.
On one level, I don’t agree with Selwyn’s statement: “David was so self-deceived that on this occasion even the Holy Spirit [God] was unable to get through to him.” Yes, God used Nathan, the prophet, to deliver His message – because it was the best way to deliver such a message. In addition, Nathan would be the on-going, human voice to remind David of the consequences of his actions, which was - ‘the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised Me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
All of us – will find many reasons, to fall on our knees and cry out: “Have mercy on me, O God … please blot out my transgressions … ”
What’s your view?