...2 Samuel 11:1 (NKJV) “It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.” Today I want us to look at what happens to us if we allow our spirits to go un-nurtured for a long time.
1. Running on empty. Last week we talked about the person who is drained and today we are speaking of someone who has been drained for some time. This person’s intake spiritually has almost disappeared. Dry. The unfilled tank spiritually is an invitation to disaster. We must understand that when we run out of gas, it not only affects us, but those around us. Like the cars on the bridge. Romans 14:7 (NKJV) “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.”
2. King David facing another giant. As we study the life of King David I believe we can see a man who is dried out spiritually and because of that he is faced with the temptation of adultery and murder. A man in the wrong place at the wrong time doing the wrong thing getting himself into trouble. Aren’t we kings in our own little domains in the privacy of our castles or offices, we make a command and just one click of the mouse…we are in trouble. He was supposed to be with his army doing what God had purposed him to do. He would have called on God, like before but he was not there. Absentee warrior. Dried out, David made a number of bad choices and in the process, he destroyed a number of lives. Sadly, it took David a year to discover the magnitude of what he had done. How could David after years of close wonderful fellowship with God get himself into such a mess? We are all vulnerable…all of us. When you are weak and dry you can make horrible choices.
3. Repentance and humility will restore us. Psalm 51:5-12 (NKJV) “Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” Repentance…turning back to God will help you get out from under the tree. Live a life of repentance.
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