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Great Men are Humble before God
Guilty!
“I know how bad
I've been; my sins are staring me down.’
Psalm 51:3 (MSG)
David was bored and when he saw beautiful Bathsheba
bathing—that was it!
“Oh, baby! She’s what I
need. Married to me? No.
“Get me that girl…
tonight!”
It didn’t matter that
Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, was in battle that very night
The plot thickens. “David,
I’m pregnant.”
The
cover up
“General Joab, send Uriah
home. He needs time at home…with his wife.”
“Sir, yes, sir!”
Uriah came home but slept
outside the king’s gate. “Why aren’t you home?”
“Enjoy my wife while all
the army of Israel camps outside in the open field?”
David fussed, “Lordy,
Lordy, some sticky situation. How can I come out
smelling like a rose?”
“General Joab!”
“Sir, yes, sir!”
“Put Uriah the Hittite on
the front line of battle when the fighting gets tough.”
And so a noble soldier
fell in battle and David made Bathsheba his wife.
But
God saw
Nathan, the prophet, was
listening. “What’s that you say about David, Lord?”
Nathan packed his donkey
and headed for Jerusalem.
“David, you have sinned
against God! Much trouble will come to your
family.”
“Aw, come on God. I just
wanted a little fun. You made me this way. Others have done far worse.”
David
didn’t say that! He made no excuse.
He fell on his face.
“Against you only have I
sinned and done this evil in
your sight.”
And God forgave David—immediately!
King David was called a
man after God’s own heart. Why?—because he humbled
Guilt had hung over him like a club.
He was tired of pretending.
He wanted to be close to God—again.
He repented!
Dear Lord, Please forgive me for this sin_____________. I was wrong.
