We find David here, after the prophet, Nathan, has confronted him about his sin with Bathsheba.
As a result of his sin, the prophet has told David, "The child shall surely die." And yet David still seeks God on the child's behalf, trying to save its life. He prayed and cried out, he fasted, and he stayed up all night long, probably shedding many tears.
We have all been there. We have all begged, pleaded and cried out to God for Him to change a particular situation to the way we wanted it.
Even though we know what we we're doing or had done was wrong, or not in God's will for our lives, we stayed up all night begging Him for a change in "our direction". The boyfriend who never treats us right when God said, "leave this one alone he's no good." The girlfriend who uses the child to hurt the father by keeping them separated when God said, "wait until marriage." Being stuck in a job, which we took for the money, when God said, "stay put right where I have you." The house we can't pay for when God said, "just be patient, I have something else in store for you." The credit card bills we struggle to pay, when God said, "bring your finances unto me and I will guide and lead you." Yes we all have wept, cried, and stayed up all night, trying to get God to change the situation to what we wanted. And He seems to continue on in heaven, not feeling our pain nor willing to hear our cry.
The truth is God hears everything! He knows our thoughts before we think them.
He actually wrote the end before the beginning. He knows what is best for us. Could it be possible He is trying to kill off something in you, to bring about what He has for you? Trying to kill your rebellious spirit, or your independent attitude. Or maybe it's your blind eye to sin, or your unwillingness to bring all things, including your money under His control?
The fact is something has to die, in order for a Resurrection to happen.
He'd rather kill your wish or desire, than for you to die in your sin at the end. For the wages of sin are death. Let's allow Him to kill off the things in us which are not of Him, so we can have life and have it more abundantly!
