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Sin! Sin! Sin!

Nathan said to David, “You are the man!”— 2 Samuel 12:7

Nathan was David’s pastor. Nathan knew David pretty well. He knew his secrets. He knew his personality. He knew that accusing or coaxing David would not work. But he knew that David would listen to a story. Stories bypass our defense mechanisms to deflect and defeat rational arguments. David listened to Nathan’s power-play story and saw the villain for what he was. Then, Nathan called him out as the villain, saying, “You are the man!” And suddenly David had to face the truth about himself and what he had done to Bathsheba and Uriah. What’s more, the child born to Bathsheba would die, and calamity would come to David’s household. These consequences happened to David because he had treated God with contempt.

Since Adam and Eve fell into sin, there has been an innate tendency in the human heart to attempt to cover our sin. Sin results in guilt and estrangement from God and our fellow man. Our sin embarrasses us and so we try, as Adam and Eve did, to put our fig leaves in place to cover our sin. There are various types of “fig leaves” that we use in our attempts to hide our sin from God and one another: Deception and lying; David tried this first with Bathsheba’s husband Uriah 11:6-10. Being judgmental of others; David’s harsh reaction to the rich man in Nathan’s parable v5-6. If a man who stole a lamb deserves to die, what about an adulterer and murderer? Remember, "First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye". Matthew 7:5. Let’s not entertain sin.

PRAYER

Lord, I cannot hide anything from you. Help me not to entertain sin as I daily follow in your footstep. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE

Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative

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