Scripture: 2 Samuel 12.
OBSERVATION
(Key verses)
2 Samuel 12:7-9 (LEB)
7 Then Nathan said to him, “You are the man! Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you the household of your master and the women of your master into your lap. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah; if that had been too little, I would have added to you ⌊much more⌋. 9 Why have you despised the word of Yahweh by doing evil in his eyes?
APPLICATION
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my life today?)
Nathan had just delivered a message to David from God, in order to show him the evil of his ways for what he did to Uriah (had him killed in battle so that he, David, could steal his wife). David lashed out against the man in the story illustrated by Nathan, because it was easy to see that man’s fault. Nathan then brought the parallel together for David in verse 7 by telling him that he is the man in the story. Quite a challenge for Nathan to be bold enough to approach David (the king) with such bluntness, but he was being obedient to what God asked him to do. Friends, let us take heart from this story, and be very transparent before our God, knowing that we ourselves have sinned and that we are the ones in need of prayer as much, or worse than, the person we are taking before God to straighten out. Let’s clean up our own act before we approach the throne with stones for another person. The beauty of this story is that we need to be like David and humble ourselves when necessary. David, being the king, could have ordered the death of Nathan for speaking to him in such a way, but instead he humbled himself before God and sought His forgiveness. Several lessons we could learn from this, friends.
PRAYER
(What I will ask of God, in order for me to properly apply His Word to my life)
Lord Jesus, You especially know how imperfect man is, and You also know how difficult it is for us to admit our own sin and seek forgiveness. Please humble Your servant today. Please humble the hearts of each one that may read this devotional today. We want to be more like You every day, and we want to be ready to humble ourselves and be worthy in Your eyes every day. Help us Lord to be like David, and freely open our hearts to the truth from Your Word and from Your saints that may challenge us with our wrongdoing. In order to best represent You in this wicked world, we absolutely cannot be hypocritical, but we need Your strength and Your boldness to overcome our own personal feelings and weaknesses so that we may be like You in every way. Please bless us with humility this day, is my humble prayer oh Lord!
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