Today I read 2 Samuel 11 the chapter which lost David his exaltation. There is so much that can be said about this chapter and so much has been said already about it. David of course committed adultery, lied about it, tried to cover it up and then committed murder by ordering one of his men to commit murder in his name. Sex is a powerful motivator and if you have a weakness for it, it can very, very difficult to overcome your temptations in that area. However, something was fundamentally wrong with David I think.
Most people when they commit a sin and they get caught they fess up and then come clean, David instead tried to lie and then committed murder to hide it. And who exactly was he trying to hide it from exactly? Certainly not God because He sees everything and to even think one can hide things from him is ridiculous. So he must have been trying to hide it from his subjects, which doesn't really make sense to me either because he is the king. He makes the rules and is above reproach, supposedly. But whatever the reason, David fell and he fell hard.
Yesterday was Stake Conference for my area and my home teachers came by also. In both instances the idea that we need to be doing the small things in our lives to keep us safe came up. By small things I mean reading our scriptures, saying our prayers and attending church. Those are small things and only take a little bit of our time when we do them, but the benefits are immeasurable. If David had asked God for help, I know for a fact that God would have given David all the help he needed. He loved David and would have helped him overcome this challenge, namely lusting after a woman who was another man's wife. Even after the sin he could have repented. God always stands at the ready to help us and assist us. We need to trust in him and do whatever it takes to get His help because we are lost without it. This world is too bad and too evil to make it on our own. We need the protection that the scriptures, temple service and church worship offers. We will only get it if we ask and if we do our part. God is always willing and ready to help us. Until tomorrow.
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