2 Samuel 11:1-2
1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"
This passage shows me how dangerous it can be to become idle or lazy. Not that it's bad to have downtime, but as David did here, it can be very dangerous for us to be lazy or bored in our lives. Often times it's these bored times that we get tempted and often as David did take the next step toward sinful destruction. His sin with Bathesheba led to murder, the death of their first born, and a curse upon his household. Lord, pray that we learn our lesson from this. Lord,
help me not to be lazy or idle in times where I should be active for you. But, if I do find myself in this state help me to resist the temptations that may come my way. In your name, amen.
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Quality. In addition, he was walking alone. Imagine what the situation would be if he had taken a brother on this walk with him.
Jamie, I can you are not sleeping until evening by the timestamp on the post--good for you. What is the HALT thing you told me about...Hungry, Angry, Lazy, Tired? That is very true.
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