The Subtle Threat Of Authority

We should all be careful to avoid the belief that we are above any kind of sin.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   You have to love that the Bible doesn’t attempt to hide anything, don’t you? Here is the premiere character of the Bible thus far, and we are pushed to the pane of the glass of his history to see what we might not want to see—that David was deeply flawed, sinful and selfish. This passage is a perfect illustration of what Paul wrote to the Corinthian church: 1 Corinthians 10:12—“Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed, lest he fall.” Do you think that this could never happen to you? Do you think that you would never jeopardize your marriage, commit adultery? Do you think that you would never scheme to cover up your sin, much less, let it get to the point of multiple murders? Trust me, I have seen enough Datelines to know better. And I believe God’s word when he says through the prophet Jeremiah “the heart of man is desperately sick and wicked, who can know it?” So what is it that we are to take heed of from this story, and how are we to deal with it? There are many features in this story that should give us pause, but for the next couple of days, we need to be warned about the attraction of authority.