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He Noticed A Woman
Of Unusual Beauty
Taking A Bath
Scripture
2 Samuel 11
However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
2 Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. 3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
2 Samuel 12
7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul. 8 I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more. 9 Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife.
Observation
If we ignore the “guardrails” that we have placed in our lives or if we have failed to put up “guardrails” in our lives then we, yes me and you are capable to doing some terrible stuff.
King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and then committed murder trying to cover up his sin.
Life
was miserable for King David after those few moments of pleasure with
Bathsheba.
Yes,
God forgave David but … there were some terrible consequences.
You
and I have the opportunity to read about King David’s mistake and learn from
his moral failure.
Set
up boundaries for your life. Let your spouse know what your boundaries are and
then stick to them.
Do
what ever it takes to stay pure!
If
you need to throw your computer and smart phone to the curb because you can’t
get victory over where your eyes want to take you then toss those things in the
trash!
Do
whatever it takes to break free – do it!
I will maintain my boundaries and respect the “guardrails” that I have placed in my life. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, when I read about King David and his sin of adultery and murder I
realize that I am capable of doing those same things. I am a sinner just like
David. Help me to stay pure. Help me to respect the boundaries that I have
established for my life.
Lord, I agree with King David with what he says
in Psalm 51:7&10 “Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and
I will be whiter than snow. Create in me a clean
heart, O God. Renew
a loyal spirit within me.
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