A Life Lesson From King David
If you would prefer to hear today's devotional then please click here Dear Friends, Temptation: Give In or Resist? I like to read about the men and women of the Bible. Although it's written in a time centuries before us, their lives are still relevant and we can learn much from them. The Bible doesn't gloss over their sins, mistakes or failures. It tells their whole story - warts and all. Today I want to look at the account of King David when he was tempted to sleep with Bathsheba. You can find the account here: 2 Samuel 11:1-12:25 if you want to read it first. There were steps which David took on the road to giving in to temptation and these same steps still apply to us today: Step 1 - Look: the temptation Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. 2 Samuel 11:2 (NLT) At this point, the temp...