The Pothole

~~~ 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17 ~~~ Psalm 51 ~~~ Mark 4:26-34 ~~~

Of its own accord the land yields fruit,
first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,
for the harvest has come.

Young David came from tending his father's sheep
 to being anointed as the King.
Perhaps it was too much too fast.
He had so much success that he let it get the best of him.
He let his emotions cloud his better judgement.
He let his greed and pride rule over his moral code.

He knew it was wrong to take the wife of Uriah,
but he was ready for the harvest.
David began to believe that there was nothing he could not do
and nothing he could not have for his own.

David was a human being and he fell into a giant pothole on his journey.
We all have those times in our life when the temptation
 to sin seems far more attractive than not.

David danced around the edge of the pothole...
he began by looking on the beauty of Uriah's wife.
Before he knew it he was all the way down into the pothole.
Once down in the dirt of his sin he tries to hide his guilt
 by planning to commit a sin more grave...
murder.

Lies, lies, and more lies.
Truth begets truth, but lies can only beget future lies.

God values the truth.
Sooner or later a person who lies
 is caught in a dilemma they have set up for themselves.

David does come to his senses eventually and he does repent,
but it did not have to happen to begin with.
David let his powerful position lead him into sin.

Blessings in holding the truth in high esteem.
Peace.