2 Samuel 12:7-13 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says theLord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul;8I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added as much more.9Why have you despised the word of theLord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.11Thus says theLord: I will raise up trouble against you from within your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this very sun.12For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against theLord.” Nathan said to David, “Now theLordhas put away your sin; you shall not die.
Shame and Guilt
Fourth in a Series “Getting Through The Storms”
1) The importance of guilt
2) The problem of shame
3) Living our confession: “I have sinned against the Lord” (v 12a)
a) We include both Sin and sins
b) We choose vulnerability (James 5:16)
c) We accept the forever consequences: (v 10)
4) Living our resurrection: “Now the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.” (v 12b)
a) We look forward (v 20)
b) We mitigate the hurt (v 24)
c) We put away self-righteousness (Luke 18:9-14)
d) We forgive others (Matthew 18:21-35)
Key Verse for the Week: David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against theLord.” Nathan said to David, “Now theLordhas put away your sin; you shall not die. – 2 Samuel 12:13
Questions for Reflection and Conversation
What guilt do you carry? How does it show up as shame? What might you do next to live your resurrection?