1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Let us pray. And it came to pass in an 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: evening tide that David arose from off his bed and 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: walked upon the roof of the King's house. And from 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: the roof he saw a woman washing herself, and the 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: woman was very beautiful to look upon. Second Samuel eleven two. 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, as I rest in the finished work of 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: your hand, I will not drop my guard because I 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: am now enjoying a life of abundance. As David did, 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: I will remain diligent to continue the disciplines that insure 10 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: my success and peace. When entitlement and complacency try to 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: occupy space in my mind and heart, I will be 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,639 Speaker 1: quick to evict them before they do damage to my destiny. 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: When distractions try to entice me, I will not become 14 00:00:55,480 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: enamored and emotionally connected, because, like Bathsheba, they don't belong 15 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: in my life. I declare that I am focused on 16 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: my mission. I declare that I am determined to honor 17 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: God in all that I do. And I declare that 18 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: deceit and deception are not chapters in my book called life. 19 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: Thank you God for protecting me from calamity and wrong options. 20 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: I only want your best for my life in Jesus name. Amen. 21 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: Thank you for praying with us to day. Continue your 22 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: time with God by listening to today's Bible story, brought 23 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: to you by Bible in a Year dot com. 24 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 2: David and Bathsheba. In our last story, we witnessed the 25 00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: triumph of David over the Syrians and Ammonites. David's bravery 26 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: and skill was rivaled by no one. He claimed victory 27 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: after victory in battle and brought Israel into a place 28 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: of peace with many surrounding nations. Now we see David 29 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: growing complacent in victory. David lets his guard down, and 30 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: what happens next in an anchor to David's soul for 31 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: the rest of his life, as inspired by the Book 32 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 2: of Second Samuel. 33 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: Hello, I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the 34 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In our previous reading, we 35 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 3: heard of the Ammonite king Hanun, who disgraced David's men 36 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: and paid a high price for his abuse. We also 37 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: saw David's heart of service and kindness to those under 38 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 3: his leadership and attitude that God blessed and always blesses greatly. 39 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 3: But even the greatest leaders can fall to temptations when 40 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 3: their attention drifts from the calling of God upon their life. 41 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 3: And in today's passage, we'll see what happens when David 42 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 3: takes his eyes off the vision that God had given 43 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 3: him and allows his gaze to settle on a married woman, 44 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 3: the wife of one of his mighty men. He will 45 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 3: give in to this temptation, and it will change the 46 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: course of his life forever. So let's listen to today's reading. 47 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: Now, spring flowers were blooming all throughout the land of Israel. 48 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: David was walking the courtyards of Jerusalem, turning his face 49 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: towards the sunlight. He strolled among the city, pleased with 50 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: himself and the state of his country. Still soar from 51 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 2: his battle with the Syrians, and content with his work 52 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: as king, David sent joe Ab into battle against the 53 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 2: Ammonites to finish the job. David remained in the sun, 54 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: smiling with the foggy mind of a warrior. Returned home 55 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: from victory. He napped until the late afternoon. The sun 56 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: was a few hours from setting, and the evening spring 57 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: landed gently on his skin like a feather. David arose 58 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: from his nap and rubbed his eyes. He looked out 59 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: the east window into the distance, wondering how joe Ab 60 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: and his men were doing in battle. He knew that 61 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: it was a king's duty to go into a battle 62 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: such as this. However, David felt entitled to some rest. 63 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: After all, he single handedly defeated the Syrian general and 64 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 2: sent them scattering. David smiled, content with his decision to 65 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 2: send his army away. As David was looking out the window, 66 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 2: a figure down below caught his eye. David looked closer 67 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: to see a woman bathing through her window. David watched 68 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: as water trickled down her intoxicating figure. She was incredibly beautiful, 69 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: and David could not take his eyes off her. David 70 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 2: was lost in the moment, admiring her naked body bathing. 71 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 2: As the sun began to set, David beckoned one of 72 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 2: his servants and said, find out who that is for me. 73 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 2: So the servant left for a few moments. Since the 74 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: woman was close by, it would not be hard to 75 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: find out which household she was a part of. The 76 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: servant returned and said, that is Bathsheba. She is the 77 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: daughter of Elia and the wife of Yuria, the Hittite. 78 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: David winced in frustration, Yuria was one of David's mighty men. 79 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: He was loyal, trustworthy, and a noble warrior. David covered 80 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 2: his face. He let too many moments go by, enough 81 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: moments to allow the temptation to poison his blood. David's 82 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 2: heart was close enough to God's to know how to 83 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 2: flee the situation. He had options, Yet David ignored the 84 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 2: spirit within him and said, send for Bathsheba, Bring her 85 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 2: to me. A little under an hour had passed. David 86 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 2: was pacing his room in anxious anticipation. Then the door 87 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: opened slowly. David saw Bathsheba enter in with nobody behind her. 88 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: He could not take his eyes off her. The two 89 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: of them spoke for a little while, eye candlelight, they 90 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 2: flirted and whispered to one another. David touched her face, 91 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: and the two of them began to kiss. The two 92 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: of them were together all night. Sighs filled the room 93 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 2: as David and Bathsheba embraced one another in secret. It 94 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 2: was a night of passion, intoxication, and betrayal. A few 95 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: weeks had passed since that night. David often thought about Bathsheba. 96 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: He thought about her body, the smell of her hair, 97 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: and the sound of her breath, yet afterwards David would 98 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 2: feel a pang of guilt for the sin he committed. 99 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 2: He knew he could not see her again. His men 100 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 2: were still at war, slowly defeating the Ammonites, and David 101 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 2: remained in the city, tending to a few political duties. 102 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 2: One afternoon, David was working in his room when the 103 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: door opened slowly. David looked up and saw Bathsheba poking 104 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: her head through the door. Surprised and afraid that she 105 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: would be seen, David quickly had her come in and 106 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: shut the door. Confused, David greeted her. He wondered if 107 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 2: she had come back for another night of passion, or 108 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: perhaps Yuria had somehow known about them. Bathsheba looked up 109 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: at David, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her lips quivered 110 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: as she said, David, I am pregnant. David sprang into 111 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: action immediately. He knew he could cover up his sin 112 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 2: if Yuria would sleep with his wife again, then Yuria 113 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 2: could raise David's child as his own and be unaware 114 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: of her betrayal. So David sent for Uria to return 115 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: from battle. A few days passed, and David was anxious 116 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: to see Euria again. The door opened slowly, and Yuria 117 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: greeted his king with a hug. The two spoke of 118 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: the war, the state of the men, and how the 119 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 2: Ammonites were taking longer to defeat than expected. David smiled 120 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 2: at Uria and said, my friend, you should go home 121 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 2: and relax. Before you return, see your wife, wash your feet, 122 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 2: and then rest before leaving. Yuria returned to the king's smile. 123 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: David's stomach turned when he looked at his innocent gaze. 124 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 2: Euria put his fist to his chest and said, the 125 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 2: ark of God is still in a tent, and my 126 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: fellow soldiers are sleeping on the ground beside a battlefield. 127 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 2: Shall I go home to sleep with my wife, eat, drink, 128 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: and lie in a bed. No, I will not do 129 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: that to them until the battle is won. David did 130 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 2: his best not to slap Yuria. His honor was making 131 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: David's lies more difficult to cover. Very well, David said, 132 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 2: at least stay the night here and drink with me. 133 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 2: Surely you can do that. Uria agreed, and David did 134 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 2: his best to get Uria drunk so that he might 135 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 2: sleep with his wife. Yet Yuria maintained his composure and 136 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 2: his honor he gave David no choice. The next morning, 137 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: David sent Yuria back to the battle. David also sent 138 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 2: word to Joab, saying, send Yuria to the forefront of 139 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 2: the battle. Of him be the spearhead of the army, 140 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: draw back just slightly as he goes in, so that 141 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: he dies in battle. Joab had betrayed David before, and 142 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 2: David showed him mercy, so Joab did not question David's orders. 143 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 2: As Joab and his men were making their final push 144 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 2: to besiege the city, Joab sent Yuria to the front 145 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 2: to storm the gates. Yuria agreed and roared valiantly. He 146 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 2: flung himself into the Ammonite army, expecting his men to 147 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 2: be behind him. Instead, they held back for a few moments, 148 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: and Yuria was overcome by a fury of swords. Bathsheba 149 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 2: stood still as a messenger delivered the news that Yuria 150 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 2: had been killed. Her knees began to shake, and her 151 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: eyes began to fog up with tears. Then she crumbled. 152 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: She wept bitterly on her knees, knowing full well what 153 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 2: had transpired. Guilt, grief, and conviction filled her heart. She 154 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 2: mourned for weeks when weeks had passed, and the ing 155 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 2: of Yuria's death was now a dull pain. David sent 156 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 2: for Bathsheba. The two became married, and Bathsheba Bora's son. 157 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 2: David sighed in relief that his sin had been successfully 158 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 2: covered up. However, he overlooked a simple yet frightening truth. 159 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: God knew. God had called David to be a king 160 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 2: of honor and conviction. David's sin would find him out 161 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 2: soon enough, and he would be met with God's rebuke, correction, 162 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 2: and kindness. 163 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: All at once. 164 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 3: Today's passage begins with David's army going into battle, led 165 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 3: by his trusted commander, Joe Ebb as King of Israel. 166 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 3: It was David's calling to join his men, leaving them 167 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 3: in the fight, but he decided to stay in Jerusalem, 168 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 3: and with that choice, David opened the door to temptation. 169 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 3: Second Samuel eleven, verse two records the moment temptation came 170 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 3: upon the scene. It happened late one afternoon when David 171 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 3: arose from his couch and was walking on the roof 172 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 3: of the King's house that he saw from the roof 173 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 3: a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful. Rather 174 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 3: than joining his men, in the battle where he belonged. 175 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 3: David was lounging at home, and he stood atop his house, 176 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 3: surveying his kingdom and all that he had accomplished, and 177 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 3: his eyes began to wander from his God given purpose, 178 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 3: and he began to look with lust upon a woman 179 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 3: who was beautiful, enticing, and not his wife. David should 180 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 3: have recognized the temptation the danger of that moment. He 181 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 3: should have turned around, walked away, and obeyed God. Instead, 182 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 3: he sent his servant to find out who this woman was. 183 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 3: Her name was Bathsheba, and not only was she married, 184 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 3: but she was the wife of Uriah, one of David's 185 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 3: mighty men. So clearly, David is already treading into dangerous 186 00:11:55,760 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 3: territory and he is in trouble. His complacency and curiosity 187 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 3: led him into this situation. Yet there was still time 188 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: to turn back. David could have walked away from the 189 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 3: sexual immorality that was knocking at the door of his life, 190 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 3: but sadly, that's not what happened. He sent for Bathsheba 191 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 3: to be brought to him, and the two slept together. 192 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 3: It wasn't long before David's sin caught up to him. 193 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 3: Shortly After their night of infidelity, Bathsheba became pregnant and 194 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 3: sent word to the king that she was carrying his child. 195 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 3: For some moments of stolen pleasure, David's whole life and 196 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 3: even his kingdom was now in jeopardy. If his sin 197 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,479 Speaker 3: was discovered, David, the mighty godly King would be disgraced. 198 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 3: But instead of owning his mistake, repenting and showing the 199 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 3: nation an example of someone seeking God's forgiveness, David hashed 200 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 3: a plan to cover up his sinful deeds. He called 201 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 3: for Uriah to be sent home from battle in hopes 202 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 3: that the man would sleep with his wife and assume 203 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 3: that the baby would be his own baby. Uriah, however, 204 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 3: proved more honorable than the king. He refused to go 205 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: to bed with his wife, knowing that there was a 206 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 3: battle to be fought, and despite David's attempts, Uriah never 207 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: lay with Bathsheba. But now David was in way too deep. 208 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 3: He was committed to the lie, to the cover up, 209 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 3: so he concocted an even more devious plan, a deadly plan, 210 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 3: one that would break yet another commandment. He sent Uriah 211 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 3: back into the battle along with a note to Joe 212 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 3: Ebb instructing him to place Uriah on the front lines 213 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 3: and draw back so that the enemy was sure to 214 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 3: kill Uriah. Joe Ebb, Ever, the loyal commander, did as 215 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 3: David instructed. Now David was not only guilty of complacency 216 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 3: and lust, and adultery and dishonesty, he was guilty of murder, 217 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 3: all to save his own reputation and to hide his sin. 218 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 3: Bathsheba was now a widow to her mourning period. David 219 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 3: brought her into his home and married her. It seemed 220 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 3: to him like he had gotten away with all of this. 221 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 3: But God knew. God always knows, and God was deeply 222 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: grieved by David's sin. And in our next reading we'll 223 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 3: see how God deals with David and how his mercies 224 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 3: persist even in the midst of David's sin and its consequences. 225 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 3: Dear God, may we always be reminded that you have 226 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 3: provided a way out of temptation. We asked that you 227 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 3: would deliver us from evil, and that we would overcome 228 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 3: every sinful temptation in our lives. Help us never to 229 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 3: cover our sin, but to always turn to You and 230 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: to seek repentance and forgiveness with you. Thank you for 231 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 3: your love and your grace, your mercy and the power 232 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 3: of your Cross to change our lives. 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