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It's been a long time since I've posted! Lots has happened, not the least of which is the addition of a little boy to our family, he was born on March 9th of this year. Life changes drastically! We are very blessed and humbled that the Lord has entrusted us with this little one, and that He saw fit to begin to expand our family so soon! Lately, I've picked back up in 2 Samuel, where we left off as a family some time ago, switching instead to the minor prophets later in the Old Testament for our family worship time.
It seems that so often, one sin leads to another. And they don't have to even be related. The enemy of our souls will use one failure to his advantage, tempting you towards another, either out of that feeling of defeat from the first sin, or during a period when you've let your guard down in a severe way. That is what struck me as I read the story of David and Bathsheba again, right there in the first verse, it seems it may have been that David had already started to let his guard down before he even saw Bathsheba.
"And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem." - 2 Sam 11:1
The thing that struck me is that is says, "at the time when kings go forth to battle." I can't help but wonder if the first step on this slippery slope for David was cowardice or laziness. That verse also says, "But David tarried still at Jerusalem," sending a subordinate to fight in his stead. Now, there's nothing wrong with delegation, but it's interesting that it seems to imply that it was the time for kings to lead their nations into battle. As a result of his abdication of this duty, he was sitting at home, presumably idle, which led to his first lustful and then adulterous encounter with Bathsheba.
So must we be on our guard, not to give one foothold to temptation. We must "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." (1 Peter 5:8)
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It's been a long time since I've posted! Lots has happened, not the least of which is the addition of a little boy to our family, he was born on March 9th of this year. Life changes drastically! We are very blessed and humbled that the Lord has entrusted us with this little one, and that He saw fit to begin to expand our family so soon! Lately, I've picked back up in 2 Samuel, where we left off as a family some time ago, switching instead to the minor prophets later in the Old Testament for our family worship time.
It seems that so often, one sin leads to another. And they don't have to even be related. The enemy of our souls will use one failure to his advantage, tempting you towards another, either out of that feeling of defeat from the first sin, or during a period when you've let your guard down in a severe way. That is what struck me as I read the story of David and Bathsheba again, right there in the first verse, it seems it may have been that David had already started to let his guard down before he even saw Bathsheba.
"And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem." - 2 Sam 11:1
The thing that struck me is that is says, "at the time when kings go forth to battle." I can't help but wonder if the first step on this slippery slope for David was cowardice or laziness. That verse also says, "But David tarried still at Jerusalem," sending a subordinate to fight in his stead. Now, there's nothing wrong with delegation, but it's interesting that it seems to imply that it was the time for kings to lead their nations into battle. As a result of his abdication of this duty, he was sitting at home, presumably idle, which led to his first lustful and then adulterous encounter with Bathsheba.
So must we be on our guard, not to give one foothold to temptation. We must "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." (1 Peter 5:8)
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