It's Complicated (S2): WK 3 - TUE
2 Samuel 11:6-11
Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and
how the war was progressing. Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.” David
even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace. But Uriah didn’t go home. He
slept that night at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard.
When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he summoned him and asked, “What’s
the matter? Why didn’t you go home last night after being away for so long?”
Uriah replied, “The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents, and Joab and
my master’s men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and
dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing.”
Psalm 32:3-5
When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night
your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer. Selah
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD”—
and you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
A simple lack of motivation or indulgence in excuses allows David to nap while his men are at war. He has shown the heart of a warrior in the past. So he’s entitled to sit this one out, right? With this one mistake, momentum builds, and lustful eyes lead to a coercive affair with Bathsheba. Ah-oh, she’s pregnant.
Missing his appointment with the army was a mistake. The affair with Bathsheba was a sin. Now David is so deep into it that he can’t easily back out. The snare has fully tightened around his ankle. It won’t be long before the truth comes out. David must act quickly to control the story and protect his reputation. So he sends for Uriah.
Can you feel the pace of events speeding up? It begins with a small mistake that no one would see as sinful. It’s just a poor choice. But things escalate quickly, and once momentum takes hold, the weight of sin pulls David down a dark path into a deep hole.
This is how it works. This is the dark truth about compromise. Once we begin negotiating our values or bargaining with character, we quickly find ourselves caught in a multiplication of problems that pulls us into the quicksand of sin. No wonder God warns us against playing around with morality. It makes sense that Jesus describes righteousness as freedom (Galatians 5:1).
Today, I invite you to experience a free life found only in Jesus. May we diligently show up for the small things, seek guidance from the footprints of Christ, and be released from temptation by bathing in His grace.
1. What pyramid schemes have you been asked to join? How do you feel about them?
2. Have you ever been trapped or stuck in a room? What actions did you take to escape?
3. Are you feeling spiritually stuck in any way today? What would you like to say to God about it?
Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and
how the war was progressing. Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.” David
even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace. But Uriah didn’t go home. He
slept that night at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard.
When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he summoned him and asked, “What’s
the matter? Why didn’t you go home last night after being away for so long?”
Uriah replied, “The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents, and Joab and
my master’s men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and
dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing.”
Psalm 32:3-5
When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night
your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer. Selah
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD”—
and you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
A simple lack of motivation or indulgence in excuses allows David to nap while his men are at war. He has shown the heart of a warrior in the past. So he’s entitled to sit this one out, right? With this one mistake, momentum builds, and lustful eyes lead to a coercive affair with Bathsheba. Ah-oh, she’s pregnant.
Missing his appointment with the army was a mistake. The affair with Bathsheba was a sin. Now David is so deep into it that he can’t easily back out. The snare has fully tightened around his ankle. It won’t be long before the truth comes out. David must act quickly to control the story and protect his reputation. So he sends for Uriah.
Can you feel the pace of events speeding up? It begins with a small mistake that no one would see as sinful. It’s just a poor choice. But things escalate quickly, and once momentum takes hold, the weight of sin pulls David down a dark path into a deep hole.
This is how it works. This is the dark truth about compromise. Once we begin negotiating our values or bargaining with character, we quickly find ourselves caught in a multiplication of problems that pulls us into the quicksand of sin. No wonder God warns us against playing around with morality. It makes sense that Jesus describes righteousness as freedom (Galatians 5:1).
Today, I invite you to experience a free life found only in Jesus. May we diligently show up for the small things, seek guidance from the footprints of Christ, and be released from temptation by bathing in His grace.
1. What pyramid schemes have you been asked to join? How do you feel about them?
2. Have you ever been trapped or stuck in a room? What actions did you take to escape?
3. Are you feeling spiritually stuck in any way today? What would you like to say to God about it?
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