Turning to God
So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” (2 Samuel 12:13-14) This sordid tale of lust, adultery, deception, and murder seems out of place in the life of David, "a man after God's own heart" — but there he is — guilty and deserving of death, and there was not going to be an easy road back to right-standing with God. David had strayed far from the Lord. His success had drawn him into a moral malaise that he was completely unaware of, and his heart had become cold and craven — just like his predecessor, Saul. (If we are not careful, we can become what we despise.) David had ignored the word of God and everything he knew was right, and his conscience was the casualty. David covered his ears and refused God's cor...