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Chain reaction
'Then it happened ...' 2 Samuel 11:2
The stories of King David are loved the world over. There's something about his Jack Bauer style impossible adventures that are thrilling to read. But read on and you find out that things began to unravel for David when he let down his guard.
The Bible says, 'Then it happened.' What a cliff-hanger! What happened?! Well, David was coasting into middle-age, getting bored, letting other people fight his battles while he stayed home. Maybe, as he was standing on the rooftop looking out over the city that night, he wondered, 'Do I still have it?' Then his eyes caught sight of a total babe; Bathsheba. But it's what he didn't see that ruined him. He didn't see that sleeping with her would make him a murderer. He didn't see that in the years ahead it would cause four of his children to die. He didn't see that it would eventually split his kingdom in half.
That's the problem with sin; it always sets off a chain reaction. If you're doing things you shouldn't be doing, watch out! You're not seeing the whole picture. David tried all sorts of things to cover his tracks but he just made things worse; and still got caught! Sin always stirs up a whole load of future trouble that's impossible to see at the time. Seriously, it's not worth it, you don't want to trigger a chain reaction like David did.
written by Bob Gass
'Then it happened ...' 2 Samuel 11:2
The stories of King David are loved the world over. There's something about his Jack Bauer style impossible adventures that are thrilling to read. But read on and you find out that things began to unravel for David when he let down his guard.
The Bible says, 'Then it happened.' What a cliff-hanger! What happened?! Well, David was coasting into middle-age, getting bored, letting other people fight his battles while he stayed home. Maybe, as he was standing on the rooftop looking out over the city that night, he wondered, 'Do I still have it?' Then his eyes caught sight of a total babe; Bathsheba. But it's what he didn't see that ruined him. He didn't see that sleeping with her would make him a murderer. He didn't see that in the years ahead it would cause four of his children to die. He didn't see that it would eventually split his kingdom in half.
That's the problem with sin; it always sets off a chain reaction. If you're doing things you shouldn't be doing, watch out! You're not seeing the whole picture. David tried all sorts of things to cover his tracks but he just made things worse; and still got caught! Sin always stirs up a whole load of future trouble that's impossible to see at the time. Seriously, it's not worth it, you don't want to trigger a chain reaction like David did.
written by Bob Gass
