Today, I read an age-old passage about David committing adultery with Bathsheba in the Bible (2 Samuel 11:2-13). The aftermath of the situation was not very pretty (2 Samuel 11:14-27, 2 Samuel 12:1-12). I think the most important part of this incident was that David confessed when he was caught by a prophet and sought to be right with the Lord again. (2 Samuel 12:13-14) One of the most sorrowful passages I've ever read came from Psalm 51, which relates the incident to the negative consequences of David's sin. The prayer that David makes to the Lord is so deepening and convicting of his guilt that it even relates to me. I could imagine David tearing his clothes up over the sin which was like a Jewish thing that symbolizes they are just absolutely feeling devastated about it.
A verse of the Bible states that sorrows of our sin can lead us to godly repentance. (2 Corinthians 7:10) I guess the Lord tries to move everyone to a lifestyle of repentance through the working of His Holy Spirit. We need to open our eyes to see the goodness of God in life. 2 Samuel 12:8 states that God would have gave David everything he wanted and even much more if it was not enough. This implies to me that David lost self-control over his sexual urges and then pursued after a married woman. Nowadays and being blunt, men are pretty visual and can be sexually stimulated that way even if it's not the woman's intention. Doing my best to be mature here and not bashing any guy I know whose at fault with this, we should be happy where we're at and that if you're currently a single guy and are willing to wait on the Lord and are diligent with your lifestyle then maybe God has the perfect woman for you to marry and then become sexually fulfilled. The foundation all starts with our faith! According to the New Testament, faith in Christ is what justifies a man's righteousness.
