Whether or not you have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, one thing is common to almost all of us human. We find it easier to see the fault in others and point fingers at them than to look in the mirror and address our own inadequacies. The more righteous the accuser feels he/she is, the more the “finger pointing”. Besides the daily examples we see around us and, in our churches, a great example in the bible in David. In 2 Sam 12 when Nathan the prophet came to David with the story of the rich man, David immediately judged the rich man and passed a death verdict until Nathan revealed David was the man in question.
David is the one man in the bible referred to by God as ‘a man after my heart’, and we have indications of the rationale for this in the Psalms. David had a close walk with God from his childhood and shepherding days. Subsequent to that, God asked Samuel to anoint him king over Israel and all though, God gave him uncountable victories in his days as king all because of his relationship with Hiim. Based on these, it’s safe to say David knew God’s heart – what He liked and didn’t like etc., hence his ability to judge the rich man by God’s standards.
Question is, did he think the same standards did not apply to him because of his walk with God? Was that why he figured he could get away with adultery and murder?
God will not change His standard for any man. In fact, the more of Him you know, the more He expects of you – example of Moses and the Israelites. One strike and Moses missed the promised land while it took multiple strikes for the Israelites that came out of Egypt to eventually miss it. In the case of David, that singular act (and cover up), resulted in generational consequences for the line of David starting with the child that was born.
May the cry of your heart (evidenced by your actions) continually be to completely obey God in all things and repent immediately we fall short so we partake of all that Jesus died for, live life more abundantly here on earth, continue with Him in eternity and pass on generational blessings if Christ tarries.
Lest I forget, remember to remove the speck in your own eye before commenting on the jot in someone else’s eye.
Remain Connected,
Bolaji Ajayi
And the word became flesh 