Day 87
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| David on Rooftop Watching Bathsheba Bath Below |
Scripture
Observation
The course of a person's life can pivot on one small event. Such is the case with David idling around the palace instead of fighting on the battlefield. David sets himself up for disaster. A chance look leads to lust, which gives birth to sin, which in turn results in death. But even in his darkest moment, the "man after God's own heart" shows his true character. When confronted with his sin by Nathan the prophet, David responds in wholehearted repentance. Though he experiences God's forgiveness, the seeds of sin have been planted. All too soon David will reap the harvest of that sin.
Application
The crash of the giant redwood could be heard for miles. But the question on everyone's mind lingered long after the sound had died away. There was no chain saw, no forest fire, no dynamite. How had such a mammoth tree come toppling down?
What no single individual could ever have hoped to accomplish took place silently, secretly, as thousands of tiny beetles ate away at the very heart of the tree. The signs of decay went unnoticed until the crash took place and then it was too late.
David's sin with Bathsheba was no sudden collapse of his moral values, but rather the outgrowth of an undisciplined life given to passion, polygamy, and idle pleasure. When the temptation came, David had no willpower to resist. He saw, he inquired, he yielded. And the crash could be heard for generations to come in the form of treachery, immorality, jealousy, and murder in David's family.
Where are subtle sins eating away at your spiritual vitality? If it is true that disaster in the Christian life more often results from a slow leak than a blow out, where is the "leak" you can't afford to ignore?
What no single individual could ever have hoped to accomplish took place silently, secretly, as thousands of tiny beetles ate away at the very heart of the tree. The signs of decay went unnoticed until the crash took place and then it was too late.
David's sin with Bathsheba was no sudden collapse of his moral values, but rather the outgrowth of an undisciplined life given to passion, polygamy, and idle pleasure. When the temptation came, David had no willpower to resist. He saw, he inquired, he yielded. And the crash could be heard for generations to come in the form of treachery, immorality, jealousy, and murder in David's family.
Where are subtle sins eating away at your spiritual vitality? If it is true that disaster in the Christian life more often results from a slow leak than a blow out, where is the "leak" you can't afford to ignore?
Prayer
Lord, Lord if there is a leak in our life waiting to cause disaster, please fix it. We want you to guide us through this thing call life and not let us get caught off guard with subtle ways that will cause us to sin—a sin that could destroy many lives and/or have a lifelong negative effect on our life and our family and friends life. Fix it Lord and we know you will! In Jesus name, amen!
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| If there is a leak, fix it Lord! |
© Odessa Mathis about my Father's business! 2019
