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DAVID MADE TO SEE GOD’S FAVOUR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12
2 Samuel 12

Hebrews 12:1-4

 

“…let us lay aside every weight, and
the sin which doth so easily beset us,

and let us run with patience…”

 

DAVID MADE TO SEE GOD’S FAVOUR
 
The prophet conveyed to David the Lord’s message and reminded him of all the goodness that the Lord had done for him. It took courage on the part of Nathan to talk to the king at that unpleasant moment, but he did what was needful.
 
This is part of the message to the king, “Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon…” (2 Sam 12:9). There was every reason to show the goodness of the Lord to David. He needed to appreciate with thanksgiving, all that the Lord had done for him, exalting him to the highest office in the nation. He had been chosen as a youth to become king, and the Lord sent Samuel to anoint him. With Saul as king, David had a hard time ascending the throne. He was often in danger of losing his life, but the Lord protected him all the way.
 
When the Lord’s time came, David became king. He was reminded of this because sin had blinded him so much that he did not remember that favour from God. The prophet told him that he had despised the commandment of the Lord in commtting that sin. Without repentance, one’s sin can multiply. This was the case with David. The first step was that David looked, coveted and lusted. Then the next step was the sin of adultery, and subsequently murder. This is how far sin can carry anyone when there is no repentance and restrain.
 
More evil will come out of an unrepentant heart. This was how events turned out to be in David’s case. Everything that concerned the king was an open secret. The immediate servants of the king would have known all that went on. The implications of David’s sin were great.
 
THOUGHT: Forgiveness comes when sin is forsaken.

PRAYER: Father, let the path of repentance be my choice.

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