We can ‘burn with anger’ at the sins of others and be guilty of the same things ourselves. 2 Samuel 12
The Lord sent Nathan the prophet to confront David – his sin with Bathsheba had to be exposed. Nathan told David a tale of a rich man (David, with Much) and a poor man (Uriah, one pet lamb). The rich man had taken the poor man’s only lamb (Bathsheba) for himself.
5 David BURNED WITH ANGER against the man and said to Nathan, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.’
7 Then Nathan said to David, ‘YOU ARE THE MAN!’
David was judging injustice, but IT WAS HIMSELF. Sometimes God has to send others to reveal to us what is in our own hearts. The prophecy wasn’t exactly what had happened but contained the truth, God may speak in parables to us.
Nathan then pronounced God’s judgement on David AND HIS HOUSE (sin always affects those around us!).
9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you despised me (All sin is ultimately against God!) and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.”
13 Then David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’
Nathan replied, ‘The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die (God was merciful to David). 14 But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will die.’
David confessed what he’d done and God was able to forgive him and remove his sin, but there were still consequences for him.
The child became ill and David pleaded with the Lord for him. He fasted and spent the nights lying on the ground before God, but on the seventh night the child died.
‘Yes,’ they replied, ‘he is dead.’
20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshipped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.
David ‘got up from the ground ‘, it was time to move on. Some of us may need to acknowledge God’s Sovereignty and release our situations into His hands. David STOPPED MOURNING, washed and refreshed himself, worshipped and moved on. Verse 20 may be important for some of you reading this.
David explained his reasoning to his servants;
23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.
God blessed David and Bathsheba with another son, Solomon, David’s successor (the Lord named him Jedidiah, loved by the Lord!) The Bible says the first son V15, borne by Uriah’s wife, but V 24, David comforted his wife, the scriptures confirmed Bathsheba was now David’s legitimate wife and Solomon was born his son.
God bless and keep you today.