Psalm 51--Part One

This past Sunday, Pastor Betters asked that we mediate on Psalm 51 throughout the week as preparation for this coming week’s worship service. In II Samuel 11:1, we find the beginning of David’s great sin, but the seeds of this sin were planted much earlier. David, one of the great men of history, was also a terrible sinner in need of grace and mercy. In II Samuel 2:2 we find him “going up with his two wives” to be anointed king. Uh oh. David, well before the record of his infamous great sins...was a polygamist. Yes, it's true--and it was a grievous sin. Jesus’ understanding of Genesis in Matt. 19 shows that the two shall become one flesh—not that the three or four should become one flesh. So then, the roots of David's sin with Bathsheba began well before the actual sin. Isn't that the way our sinful nature works? Like so many other times in the Bible, sexual sin is a real killer for these great men of faith. Men, how are you doing in the area of sexual sin? Are you one flesh with your wife or are you inviting other women, even virtual women, into your marriage bed? Are you a polygamist? In David's case, polygamy was the starting blocks for many ruined lives.