Are you shocked by David's vile behavior in this chapter, given his track record of walking so closely to God? What a picture of how every man's heart is capable of being led astray by the pleasures of sin. See the downward spiral of sin, and how each succeeding bad decision leads to a worse one: David is in a place he shouldn't be (he should be at war with the troops instead of in the palace in Jerusalem - v.1); he's looking at something he shouldn't be (a naked lady bathing - v. 2); instead of ignoring her, he obsesses about what he's seen (v. 3); instead of fleeing from this married woman, he directs his messengers to bring her back so he can commit adultery (v. 4)!
If you think this is bad, in future entries, we'll see how the sins just keep coming - as David's adultery leads to deception and eventually, murder. A seemingly innocuous decision, where David momentarily lets his guard down, has enormous consequences for David and countless others.
Questions: 1) Read Hebrews 11: 24 -26. The Bible is nothing if not realistic...sin has a short-term pleasurable component. Why did Moses not give in to the short-term pleasure? 2) Is there any place you shouldn't be, looking at something you shouldn't be looking at...on the Internet, on TV, in magazines or movies? Ask God to empower you to say NO now through His Spirit within you, before the inevitable spiral of sin takes you down a deadly path.
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