Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die. 2 Samuel 12:13-14 (NIV)
Have you ever done wrong...sinned against
God Almighty. We know the
answer is yes.
David commits adultery and then murders the woman's husband.....WHAT?...is this the same
David that took care of the sheep....the same David that killed Goliath....David the King......David the
Psalmist....YES....his first son dies
and then God gives him another son, Solomon ...and the Lord uses him to built the temple.
Did David pull the wool over on the Lord's
eye....NO....NO....nothing is hidden from the Lord......David's first son dies....the son conceived in adultery..... When confronted
by Nathan the Prophet....David's
heart is broken.....broken and
he is so sorry before the Lord over
his sin........the Lord who knows us
well and examines our hearts...looked right through
and found true repentance.......
How about us......can we examine our lives.....what do we see.....is there
something we are dealing with...something we can't even
begin to tell the Lord.....the great and wonderful thing is...that God already knows....he waits for us to come to him......sometimes he even has to send a
messenger to help us realize our trouble...our
sin....He will not leave sin
"undealt with".
God bless you!~Liz
www.lizrod.com
