The One Night Stand

Perfect figure. Smooth skin. Cute eyes. Silky, long hair. Miss Jerusalem. Outwardly, She was everything every girl would want to be. And then he saw her bathing and couldn’t resist such beauty. You see, this guy had a thing for beautiful women. He just couldn’t say no. Moreover, he was a king and so he could have anything he wanted. And so he sent for her, and slept with her and she became pregnant.

Strike One. Adultery. And that’s where the trouble began. Her husband had been in battle fighting for his country when this little “one night stand” happened. It was not supposed to go beyond that night but now that it had, something had to be done, and quick. So he sent for her husband and tried to get the guy to go home and lay with his wifey but this committed soldier did not take the bait. Strike two. Deceit. Instead, he chose to sleep among his master’s servants. 

Something just had to be done. So, the king wrote a letter to his commander to put this man at the heat of the battle so he could get killed. Strike two. Murder.

He did get killed infact, and the king took “Miss Jerusalem” as his wife.

This whole conspiracy displeased God and He sent His Prophet to call the King to order using a story that pricked the King’s heart and even caused him to pass judgement on the bad guy in the story; indirectly passing same on himself!

When he found out that that story was directed at him, he immediately admitted that he had sinned. However, this “one night stand” brought consequences to his descendants forever. One of which was that the one close to the King would lay with his wives in broad daylight. Crazy right? But read your Bible. It so happened.

Mehn. This story teaches us a whole lot of lessons.

Lesson 1: Flee from immorality. As simple as that. Don’t give the devil even a little chance. He’ll just ruin you.

Lesson 2: One sin leads to another. Look at the story. Adultery lead to deceit and then to murder. Sin only leads to more sin.

Lesson 3: Your sin will find you out. You cannot hide from God. Don’t try to cover up your sin. God sees all we do, even those we try to make “secret”. They will be made public someday. Remember, NOTHING is hidden under the sun.

Lesson 4: Sin has a long lasting effect not just on you but on the people you love. The King’s household suffered because of his “secret sin”. Watch what you do.

Lesson 5: Learn to confess sin. God is always ready and willing to forgive. When He points out a sin in your life, don’t hesitate to confess it. He will graciously forgive.

I like what the Bible says about this: it says in Numbers 32:23b – “...You can be sure that your sin will track you down.” (MSG)

 #singing# You cannot hide from God though mountains cover you, His eyes are well on you.

WaTCh YOuR bAck.

References:

The Holy Bible (2 Samuel 11-12:1-15)