Post by Woody Williams on Oct 3, 2024 7:24:28 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- II Samuel 11:2-5, 26-27
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It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and
was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from
the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. David sent
someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, ‘This is
Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.’ So David
sent messengers to fetch her, and she came to him, and he lay with
her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she
returned to her house. The woman conceived; and she sent and told
David, ‘I am pregnant.’
When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made
lamentation for him. When the mourning was over, David sent and
brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a
son.
Devotional
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The Bible does not hide the faults of its heroes, not even King
David. He was a poet, musician, warrior, anointed king of Israel and
human being. It appears that he forgot that last designation of who
he was. Did David feel that a king could lay aside the morality of
the commandments? This seems to be part of our brokenness as human
beings. Sin is ever present, no matter how elevated we become in our
position, giftedness or religiosity. We each have our Achilles heel,
that part of us that is susceptible to temptation and sin. David's
blindness to accountability led to these tragic events. Unless we are
aware of our blind spots, we never see these things coming. As Jesus
said, only those who know they are blind truly see.
Prayer
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Lord, open my eyes to my sin and open my heart to your mercy. Amen
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It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and
was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from
the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. David sent
someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, ‘This is
Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.’ So David
sent messengers to fetch her, and she came to him, and he lay with
her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she
returned to her house. The woman conceived; and she sent and told
David, ‘I am pregnant.’
When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made
lamentation for him. When the mourning was over, David sent and
brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a
son.
Devotional
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The Bible does not hide the faults of its heroes, not even King
David. He was a poet, musician, warrior, anointed king of Israel and
human being. It appears that he forgot that last designation of who
he was. Did David feel that a king could lay aside the morality of
the commandments? This seems to be part of our brokenness as human
beings. Sin is ever present, no matter how elevated we become in our
position, giftedness or religiosity. We each have our Achilles heel,
that part of us that is susceptible to temptation and sin. David's
blindness to accountability led to these tragic events. Unless we are
aware of our blind spots, we never see these things coming. As Jesus
said, only those who know they are blind truly see.
Prayer
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Lord, open my eyes to my sin and open my heart to your mercy. Amen