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This week we are delving into the topic of godly companionship by looking at the different things that make up true godly companionship . So far this week , we are delving into the topic of godly companionship by looking at the different things that make up true godly companionship .
So far this week , we have talked about how godly companionship is present and sacrificial . Today we're going to cover this . Godly companionship is uncomfortable . Godly companionship is uncomfortable . We're going to look at one of my favorite , albeit uncomfortable , stories in the entire Old Testament .
We'll be in 2 Samuel 12 , but before we read that , if we go back to 2 Samuel 11 , we see the famous description of King David and Bathsheba .
Just to remind you of David's depravity , when he should have been with his men at war , he was on the roof of his palace where he conveniently notices a good-looking young woman named Bathsheba bathing naked on her roof . He summons her to his private chambers where he has sex with her .
He ends up getting her pregnant and , in order to cover up his treacherous adultery , he essentially ends up having Bathsheba's husband , uriah , murdered . So yeah , that's the great King David . So let's pick up the narrative in 2 Samuel 12 , verse 1 . And the Lord sent Nathan to David up the narrative in 2 Samuel 12 , verse 1 . And the Lord sent Nathan to David .
He came to him and said to him there were two men in a certain city , the one rich and the other poor . The rich man had very many flocks and herds , but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb which he had bought , and he brought it up and it grew up with him and with his children .
He used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms and it was like a daughter to him . Now there came a traveler to the rich man and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guests who had come to him . But he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him .
Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man and he said to Nathan as the Lord lives , the man who has done this deserves to die and he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he has no pity . Nathan said to David you are the man . Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel .
I anointed you king over Israel and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul , and I gave you your master's house and your master's wives in your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah . And if this were too little , I would add to you as much more . Why have you despised the word of the Lord to do what is evil in his sight ?
You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites . Now , therefore , the sword shall never depart from your house , because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife .
Thus says the Lord Behold , I will raise up evil against you out of your own house and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor , and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of the sun . For you did it secretly , but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun .
David said to Nathan I have sinned against the Lord . And Nathan said to David the Lord has also put away your sin . You shall not die . Nevertheless , because of this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord . The child who is born to you shall die . Then Nathan went to his house .
So this is probably one of the most intense and best gotcha moments , not just in the Bible but perhaps in all of history . Nathan is a prophet and a very trusted spiritual advisor to King David . He essentially was there to be the spiritual guardrails for the king , if you will .
And with that comes a lot of experience with the king and a tremendous amount of influence over the king , if you will . And with that comes a lot of experience with the king and a tremendous amount of influence over the king . But in this situation Nathan rightly assumes that it would not be prudent to directly criticize the actions of the king .
He has to take a more circuitous route to rebuke . Nathan knows the personality of King David . He knows what it will take to rile him up . He lays a trap for him and King David falls right into it . And had he not done so , we cannot be sure that King David would have recognized the error of his ways . Luckily for King David , he did recognize his error .
He acknowledges as much in verse 13 when he admits I have sinned against the Lord . So here's something for you to consider today . Do you have a Nathan in your life . Do you have a man or men that know enough about you that they are able and willing to rebuke you for your sinful actions ?
Or are you just surrounded by a bunch of dudes that ignore when you've strayed off the path or they're just too scared to tactfully confront you ? Keep that in mind today . We'll pull more on that thread tomorrow .
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