Alive and Active

In 2nd Samuel 12, David acknowledges his sin of sleeping with Bathsheba and killing Uriah and he pleads that his son would stay alive. When he finds out that his son died, David gets up, washes, eats, and goes to worship the Lord.
David recovered quickly and he comforted
Bathsheba. When you understand how much
Jesus loves you, you won't want to take advantage of Jesus. When we go out of bounds, we will want to quickly get back in the game. David modeled moving forward in life and the importance of going to the Lord.

In 2nd Samuel 12, God sends the prophet Nathan to convict David of his sin. David confesses his sin and pleads with God that his child would not die. David knew how much God loved him and after the child died because of the consequence of his sin, David gets up and worships the Lord. In our best and worst moments in life, we can go to the Lord and pour our hearts out to Him and we can be confident that He hears us and He is with us.

Psalm 51 is a heartfelt Psalm of forgiveness. David blames no one but himself for sleeping with Bathsheba and having Uriah murdered and he begs for God's forgiveness. David knew that his sin hurt God's heart and because of that, his heart was broken. But joy eventually comes and David no longer feels the guilt because the Lord forgave him and restored his fellowship with Him. When we sin, we need to confess our sins repent, get back in the game, and be in the Scriptures daily. Let us learn from King David’s example - see Psalm 51.

In 2nd Samuel 12 the prophet Nathan comes to David and tells him a story about a rich man and a poor man and how the rich man came and stole the poor man's only possession, a ewe lamb. David is furious and says the rich man must die, but Nathan points out that David “IS THAT MAN!!!!”because he stole Bathsheba from Uriah and had Uriah killed. We can try to cover up our sin and run from it, but if you are a believer, your sin has already been bought and paid for by Jesus Christ. The solution is to stop running and to fall on our face before the Lord and He will take away our sin.

In 2nd Samuel 11, David continues to go deeper and deeper with his unconfessed sin of sleeping with Bathsheba. He tries to coax Uriah into coming back from war so Uriah would sleep with Bathsheba since she was already pregnant. After a couple of failed cover-ups, David finally resorts to having Uriah murdered. When we find ourselves trying to cover up our sins, we too will quickly find ourselves making unconscionable choices. The solution is to confess our sins, repent, and get back in the game.

Where do we go and what do we do when we get caught in our sin? We can't hide because God already sees it. We have to look under the hood and acknowledge our sin. As Christians we can't bench ourselves when we sin. When we sin, we don't lose salvation but we do lose fellowship with God. Jesus Christ restores our fellowship with God when we confess our sin, repent and get back on mission for His kingdom.

When it comes to sexual sin, we can either be on the side of prevention or on the side of cure. In 2 Samuel 11, David should have been at war, but instead, he allowed himself to lust after another man's wife.  Instead of fleeing from temptation, David used his power to get what wasn't his. We are called to flee and run when temptation comes our way. Put a stake in the ground against sexual sin and confess your sin right away to the Lord because He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sin and purify us from all unrighteousness.

There are two tests in life: the test of adversity and the test of prosperity. In order to pass both tests, we must allow Jesus to have full access to our lives. Our playbook of life SHOULD BE GOD’S WORD and when we follow that, we live with a biblical worldview.

In 2 Samuel 5, David became a more and more powerful King and the Lord was with him. Over the next few chapters, David has a string of victories and he defeats several opponents. But in chapter 11, King Davids disobedience catches up to him and he fails the test of prosperity when he sleeps with Bathsheba and then murders her husband Uriah while trying to cover up his sin.  How do we handle prosperity as believers and can we pass our own tests of prosperity? Anything that is outside of the will of God needs to be addressed in our lives and we must confess our sins directly to God since He knows all anyways.

In 2nd Samuel 2, David is anointed king over Judah. Abner who represented Israel, challenged David's men, specifically Joab, to a fierce battle as Abner was vying for leadership. As believers we can get caught up in battling our colleagues for rebound position, especially when we have a new boss or take on a new role at work. Instead of boxing out our own teammate, we should humble  ourselves, die to self and serve others.