Seize the Moment – Day 790

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16
May '22

Seize the Moment – Day 790

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Jerry Ingalls in Devotions, General |

16
May '22

Be Where You are Supposed to Be!

2 Samuel 11

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, May 16.

 

The greatest scandal of King David’s life happened in 2 Samuel 11 – his affair with Bathsheba, her pregnancy, and the murder of Uriah, her husband. And it all happened because David was not where he was supposed to be, as highlighted in verse 1,
 
“Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.”

 

The situation got worse, and everyone knew about it, including Uriah, whom David had brought back from the front line in a failed attempt to cover his shame for his abuse of power. Uriah’s response to David in verse 11, when David asked him why he had not gone home to be with his wife, made the situation abundantly clear:

 

The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing.

 

Uriah was not letting David off the hook. He emphasized that everyone was where they were supposed to be, except David! Uriah refused to cover David’s shame, but instead multiplied it. The situation escalated out of control and David ordered his death. The chapter ends with David’s honor in doubt, as verse 27 declared, “the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord.” Sin is progressive by nature, and while it may start small, it seeks to devour you in the end.

 

Seize the moment and be where you are supposed to be and do what you are supposed to do; don’t give evil a foothold in your life.

God bless you!
 
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