And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 2 Samuel 11:3 – We now are in the chapter that is a black mark on the holy life of David, the story of David and Bathsheba. David sees a woman bathing one night, has her come to him, they sleep together, and she becomes pregnant. What we see by the end of the chapter is David seeking to cover his sin by murdering Bathsheba’s husband and being the “hero king” and marrying the soldier’s widow. While a verse like the one above likely wouldn’t have meant much to us, it should have meant a great deal to David. It told David this wasn’t just some nobody peasant girl (even though that wouldn’t have made the sin any less wrong). Eliam and Uriah were two of David’s mighty men. These were the band of brothers that surrounded David and were his favorite and best warriors. Bathsheba was the daughter of one his mighty men, Bathsheba was the wife of one of his mighty men, and Bathsheba was the granddaughter of Ahithophel which was one of David’s chief counselors. Bathsheba wasn’t a nobody to the king, and the result of this sin would impact many people close to David. David should have taken the time to dwell on all the people close to him that this sin would impact and maybe this would have steered him away from committing such a sin. We too ought to take the time to dwell on the people close to us that our sin will impact. When we think about the effects on our family, church family, children, spouses, friends, and the Lord, hopefully that will steer us away from falling into the temptation. Be willing to make this pause before you commit a sin and dwell on who that sin will hurt. The hope is that as that list begins to grow the desires for that sin shrinks. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3030
Question To Ponder: Who isn’t impacted by our sin?
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