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DAVID EXPOSED TO TEMPTATION (I)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
2 Samuel 11

1 John 2:15-17

 

“…but he that
doeth the will of God

abideth for ever.”

 

DAVID EXPOSED TO TEMPTATION (I)
 
The depravity of the human heart is a reality and results in yielding to temptation and actually committing sin. David’s time of temptation came and he yielded. It was a sin that became a dark blot in his life. He was known as a skilled military leader but, at this time, his captain of hosts was in the battle front. His soldiers were committed to defending their country. David, as king, was expected to be the leader. He abdicated his duty and was idling his time away in his palace. Out of this then came the temptation.
 
When David woke up from his afternoon siesta, his eyes wandered and he saw a woman. In the end, he committed very grievous sins as he was caught in the devil’s net. He tried to cover up his sins, but the truth will always come out. David was guilty and it would take the grace of God for him to be restored. Yielding to temptation is sin.
 
David exposed himself to temptation when he did not fulfil what God wanted him to do. As a result, his mind became the devil’s workshop. This would be to his peril. His primary duty was to protect his nation from external aggressors, but he chose to remain in his palace. He seemed to have neglected even other duties of judgment.
 
David was not always a person of this character. He was ever active and busily attending to his duties. This was, however, the hour of temptation. His faculties wandered because he was actually idle. Scripture records that in that hour of carelessness, he went to the roof of his house and saw a woman bathing, and he was attracted to her. Evil thoughts overtook him immediately. He was not on his guard at such an hour.
 
THOUGHT: Temptation is an ever-present weapon of Satan.
PRAYER: Father, help me always to avoid anything that can lead to temptation.

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