Good morning,
David is a larger than life character in the Bible. A shepherd, warrior, musician, fugitive, king, adulterer, murderer, liar, repentant sinner, and sweet psalmist of Israel.
The next few weeks we will be looking at the people David interacted with. Goliath, Saul, Bathsheba, Nathan, and God. Then we will look at the consequences of his sin.
Each week we will begin with a bio of the individual interacting with David. Then the Biblical account.
David could not hide from God
Psalm 33:13-15 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
Psalm 139:1-4 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Proverbs 15:3 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
David believes that he has gotten away with his sin with Bathsheba. He is now confronted with his sin. The consequences are great. He finally understands and repents.
When we sin, there are consequences. God knows what it will take to bring us back to Him. He executes His punishment. We again have a decision to make. Repent or continue to walk away from God.
To continue in sin does not meet the common sense test. We need to repent of our sin, ask God’s forgiveness, plead for His mercy, and move on.
Conclusion
Sin is wrong
God knows everything we do, think, and say
We cannot hide from God, He is everywhere
God will confront us about our sin
We need to repent
God is merciful but judicial
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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