Re:Verse passage – 2 Samuel 11 (day two)
Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David. vs. 6
This is a hard read, make no mistake. A man who we revere succumbs to sin. We want to believe there are those above reproach, and that those we esteem would never stoop to such degradation. We must remind ourselves that it is Jesus alone who walked a sinless life.
What strikes me as I reread this passage today is that David’s actions to cover up his sin came only after Bathsheba sent word that she was pregnant. It seems he would have been content to ignore his lust and subsequent adulterous actions had pregnancy not been the result. Does this just sicken you? It does me, but perhaps not the way you would think. I am wounded because I recognize that tendency. If I’m in no danger of being caught, then I won’t have to acknowledge the action. We can all recognize the error in this thinking, but that does not stop our sinful tendencies. We are often content to just keep walking with sin corroding our hearts simply because nobody noticed.
The old axiom states: Truth will out. Whether or not anyone else ever finds out, you can bet you will be held accountable before God.
Where humility fails . . . Sin abounds.
I am remined of parental reprimands given to me as a child. Frequently I was sorry for being caught, not for committing the transgression. As an adult it seems just as difficult to accept responsibility for the errors of my actions.
The world would give us cause to seek reasons for our actions justifying the act rather than accepting His truth we were acting contrary to His will, His truth.
With God there is no negotiating to lessen the penalty of sin. There is only the acknowledgement then the acceptance of Christ’s redemptive act upon our behalf.
Thank you, Lord, for loving us so completely.