Choose obedience (7)

"The LORD sent the prophet Nathan to David. Nathan went to him and said, “There were two men who lived in the same town; one was rich and the other poor. ...

One day a visitor arrived at the rich man's home. The rich man didn't want to kill one of his own animals to prepare a meal for him; instead, he took the poor man's lamb and cooked a meal for his guest.”

David was very angry with the rich man and said, “I swear by the living LORD that the man who did this ought to die! For having done such a cruel thing, he must pay back four times as much as he took.”

“You are that man,” Nathan said to David. ...

If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much. Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing?"

~ 2 Samuel 12.1-9 GNB

David had been obedient up until his adultery with Bathsheba. If David had stayed obedient, the LORD would have given abundantly more if he wanted more.

And due this one disobedience, the rest of David's life was filled with troubles (v11-12).

Obedience is not like a bank account - I can collect as much as I can and use it up through disobedience. As long as the balance is not zero, I can disobey. No, it does not work like that.

Obedience is a mindset and a way of life. Obedience is Christlike (Philippians 2). And disobedience is sin.

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