Beware of the Prowling Lion. We on this side of the cross have many advantages, one of them the finished revelation of God in this book called the Bible. Two of the greatest New Testament writers simplify our daily lives. Peter says that every day of our lives we are stalked by a ravenous lion called the Devil. Paul adds that we will get devoured if we don’t take heed. Here are their words.
[1 Peter 5:8] “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. [1 Corinthians 10:12] Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” NKJV
Beware of allowing any unguarded moments in your life, thinking that you are safe from sin’s reach, and that it won’t bother you anymore; it is at that moment the ravenous devourer himself is crouching and preparing to spring. That is what David discovered, only it was too late!
Remember there are Consequences
We begin this morning a careful look at the three final eras of David’s life. They need to be studied and heeded by all of us.
Unguarded Moments lead to SIN—Uriah and Bathsheba. First is the saddest chapter, the darkest, and the one we all wince at—his sin with Bathsheba. 2nd Samuel 11
Inevitable Consequences lead to PAIN—Absolom, and Shimei. These are the chapters that record many years of painful consequences because of David’s sin. 2nd Samuel 12-21, 24
Humble Obedience leads to JOY—Solomon, Psalms, and the Temple. And last, the final days of David’s life. When we see that despite the failures of the Bathsheba incident—David truly was after God’s own heart. We see him end well, using his final days for God’s glory. 2nd Samuel 22-23
There are lessons to be learned from David that are very difficult but so necessary. For any and all of us today ring Paul’s words across the twisted wreckage of so many lives that litter the highway of the redeemed—
1 Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. NKJV
DSS-17 – David’s Unguarded Moments (060423AM)
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