Found Out
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”
Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin.”
2 Samuel 12:13
When a man installed a security camera outside his house, he checked the video feature to ensure that the system was working. He was alarmed to see a broad-shouldered figure in dark clothing wandering around his garden. He watched intently to see what the man would do. The intruder seemed familiar. Finally, he realized he was not watching a stranger roaming around his property, but a recording of himself in his own back garden!
What might we see if we could step out of our skin and observe ourselves in certain situations? When David’s heart was hardened, and he needed an outside perspective (a godly perspective) on his involvement with Bathsheba, God sent the prophet Nathan to the rescue (2 Samuel 12).
Nathan told David a story about a rich man who robbed a poor man of his only lamb. Though the rich man owned herds of animals, he slaughtered the poor man’s one sheep and made it into a meal. When Nathan revealed that the story illustrated David’s actions, David saw how he had harmed Uriah. Nathan explained the consequences, but more important he assured David, “The Lord has taken away your sin” (v 13).
If God reveals sin in our lives, His ultimate purpose is not to condemn us, but to restore us and to help us to be reconciled with those we have hurt. Repentance clears the way for renewed closeness with God through the power of His forgiveness and grace.
Bible Reading
2 Samuel 12:1-14.
Prayer
My dear Lord God, help me to see my life the way You see it and experience Your grace.In Jesus name. Amen.
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