God has been so kind to David. He’s put all things under his feet. David was ruling as his representative. He’s given him so much. Yet David takes the one thing he’s not allowed. Does that remind you of anything? It should remind you of the garden of Eden. God had been so kind to Adam and Eve. He’d put […]

The third step in this path to death is the outward sin. The act that will cast such a long shadow over the rest of David’s life is quickly over. He uses Bathsheba and sends her on her way. It’s not love, it’s just lust. We kid ourselves if we think we’re alright because we don’t actually reach this stage. […]

The second step is indulging our eyes. David’s sin wasn’t to see Bathsheba. His sin was to keep on looking. As the old saying goes, you can’t stop the birds flying overhead, but you can stop them nesting in your hair. David indulges his eyes. He keeps looking, and he doesn’t turn away. Then he follows it up by finding […]