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The Book of 2 Samuel
Chapter 11
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2 Samuel 11
The thing that David had done displeased the Lord. This thing was not a spontaneous act, to be caught up in the heat of the moment. From the moment David first seen Bathsheba naked on the rooftop, he began to devise wicked imaginations. This is where the lust had began. The lust conceived and brought forth sin. The sin, when it was finished, brought forth death. David abused his power as king. David betrayed the trust his armies had in him. David stopped at nothing to receive that which he longed for. He didn't have to do it. He had concubines and wives. They were not enough. He seen Bathsheba and he had to have her. David knew she was married. He knew Uriah, the Hittite. David would go to any length to fulfill the lust of his flesh. This thing that David had done displeased the Lord. Yet God's mercy would not depart from David, it is promised. Neither will His justice. David will be reprimanded. That evil which David had done must be dealt with accordingly. Merciful and just is the Lord, God almighty! He chastens those whom He loves.
What can we do to prevent such a thing as this? Will we seek after the will of God, or will we seek to fulfill the desires of our flesh? We need to be ever mindful of these things that suddenly come upon us in our lives. These are likened unto the tempests. They come unexpectedly and are merciless in their destruction. Only God can say, "peace, be still" and the oceans will obey. Greater things can we do, because Jesus went to the Father. It is written. How can we put this into practical application? As my pastor had said, if our thoughts become unclean, at the very first, we must counter those thoughts with spoken words of God. We need to know this Bible, the Word of God, so that in times of the storms we can speak it, but not to speak it only, but also to understand that which is spoken, and what effect it is to have on us when applied. We must learn to control the thoughts that easily beset us. We must, "think on these things..." (Phil. 4:8)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:00 AM
