The Danger of Sexual Sin

“In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.” — 2 Samuel 11:1 1. David is blessed. 2. David is bored. Why is sexual sin enticing in moments of blessing? “… let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.” — 1 Corinthians 10:12 Why is sexual sin enticing in moments of boredom? The key to resisting any temptation is to be busy with a higher purpose. “It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.” — 2 Samuel 11:2 “And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, ‘Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?’” — 2 Samuel 11:3 “So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.” — 2 Samuel 11:4 “And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, ‘I am pregnant.’” — 2 Samuel 11:5 “So David sent word to Joab, ‘Send me Uriah the Hittite.’ And Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going.” — 2 Samuel 11:6-7 “Then David said to Uriah, ‘Go down to your house and wash your feet.’ And Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.” — 2 Samuel 11:8-9 “When they told David, ‘Uriah did not go down to his house,’ David said to Uriah, ‘Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?’” — 2 Samuel 11:10 “The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” — 2 Samuel 11:11 “And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.” — 2 Samuel 11:13 “When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband. And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son…” — 2 Samuel 11:26-27 One key to overcoming sexual sin: It’s not about sinning less, it’s about loving God more. UNCONFESSED SIN WILL DESTROY YOU It’s better to avoid what you don’t have the strength to resist. If I committed adultery… 1. I would grieve the heart of God who gave so much to save me. 2. I would bring unspeakable embarrassment, shame, and grief on my wife, Cayla. 3. I would forfeit her respect and trust, and most likely lose my entire relationship with her. 4. I would seriously sabotage the confidence of my children Rilynne, Raegan, Reece, and River and they would never understand why I chose a cheap thrill over them. 5. I would shame my own mother and father, my in-laws, and my friends. 6. I would disgrace you, my church family. 7. I would provide ammunition for the skeptics in our area who already mock God and don’t trust pastors. 8. I would have to stand before God, the true judge, and give account for why I chose to do this after all the blessings He has put in my life. 9. I would follow in the footsteps of men I know who have defamed the glory of God and forfeited their ministries. 10. I would forever have to live with the reality of knowing what I did. GOD'S GRACE SAVES YOU