Scripture: 2 Samuel 12: 5-7
5 And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
Scripture Commentary:
How does this story of David’s sin against God and God’s judgment apply to you and me today? We do sinful things in life and point to others without looking in the mirror at ourselves. We judge, compare, evaluate and pass judgment.
David did a sinful act but it took Nathan, with God’s direction, to present it in a way so David had no way of denying the sin against God. Likewise, we go about commiting sin and are in denial of what we do.
We have a Nathan in our lives who is all powerful for it is Jesus Christ.
We can lie to ourselves but we cannot lie to God. He has placed His Holy Spirit in each of us, and His Spirit records our rights and wrongs.
David faced his sin and asked God to forgive him. Our prayers asking for forgiveness help. We are not perfect; we will make mistakes. God knows this. When we pray to Him for forgiveness, He forgives us because He loves us. This doesn’t mean that we will not have to pay for our sin, but God will forgive. David had to account for his sin. (Read Psalm 51 for reference.)
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