The story of David and Bathsheba...
We all know how this one ends but where and how did it start...
V. 1. spring is a time for kings to go out to battle but what was King David doing? He wasn't doing anything. One day he was just walking around and eventually something caught his eye....a woman. He sinned.
King David did not do what he was supposed to do and eventually he ended up doing something else...committing adultery which eventually will lead to murder and lying (fabrication of stories to cover up the lie).
In stark contrast - Uriah the Hittite is much the opposite. Even when he was brought back from battle he refused to go home because he knew his fellow soldiers are out fighting and this is not a time for resting but fighting. And, Uriah did have a beautiful wife. I'm sure he would've wanted to see her.
There is a season for everything.
During the season for fighting and staying alert, David did whatever he felt like doing. Uriah knew what to do during that season. It wasn't a time to enjoy your wife. It was a time for fighting and he remained true to that.
This is not a season to just lay low and chill. It is a time to be alert especially this is the time the devil seeks to devour and destroy...at a time when we just want to sit, relax and enjoy the summer.
What can we do to be more alert?
How can we live so that we do not fall into the same traps that David did?
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