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DAVID RESTORED TO FELLOWSHIP
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
2 Samuel 12

Psalm 55:16-23

 

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD,

and he shall sustain thee.”

 

DAVID RESTORED TO FELLOWSHIP
 
It was on the seventh day that the child died. His servants feared to inform him of the sad news for they reasoned among themselves that while the child was alive, he would not listen to them. Now that the child had died, his reaction should be worse. David saw his servants whispering to one another. He knew that the child had died. He asked them, and they confirmed that it was so. David’s mood changed immediately. He rose and washed himself and ate. The servants were surprised at that, but David said that while the child was alive, he had pleaded with the Lord that he might live. Now that the child was dead, there was nothing that he could do. The message hit him hard. He had committed a grievous sin and the consequences were also painful. That experience spoke to him clearly.
 
Thereafter, David returned to his duties as king. The occasion of his sin was the neglect of his duties in the highest office. The temptation came when he was not active as he should. Joab, the head of his hosts was in the battle front in Rabbah of Ammon. He sent for David to capture the city as king. This was an ethical requirement that only the king could capture a new territory. It was now counted as part of David’s dominion under Israel. David came and took it, and they put the crown of the king of Ammon on David’s head to show his victory. They took the spoils and subdued the city. This was what David ought to have been doing, but he was idling himself in his house and he was tempted.
 
Your sin will always find you out. David’s sin and its aftermath found him out and he knew its pain. This was not expected of David. He had been faithful and abhorred sin, but Satan knows no boundaries. We must avoid all appearances of sin. Confession and repentance are God’s ways when we sin. This is how we overcome Satan.
 
THOUGHT: Thank the Lord for He is always gracious to forgive.

PRAYER: Praise be to Thee, O God, for Jesus who died for my sins.

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