Relationships - Man and God.

RELATIONSHIPS (1 out of 4 Series) - Man and God 

Man are capable of lying through their teeth and doing all kinds of wrong yet goes all the way to conceal the secret. This is what we call secret sins. Out of sight, out of mind ? Oh ! that's what David thought. Having an illicit affair with Uriah's wife while Uriah was in battle. To cover-up his failure and shame, he made sure Uriah would be killed in the next battle..not by him but by his enemies. This is something God was furious with too as seen in 2 Samuel 12:9, "slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon". Having God's righteous people killed by His own enemy. Shame double shame ! As far as David was concern, nobody knows about his affair the better !

However, men cannot see...but we often forget that God is far from being fooled by men's wickedness ! Prophet Nathan told a story about how a prosperous man robbed a man who had not much. In this David became furious at the injustice in the report told him.

In 2 Sam 12:5-6, you see how God judges the fruit of sin. (1) He examines the way unjustice and unrighteousness is metted out in relationships...to people. Holiness in God is who God is. God is perfect in relating to all of life. Whereas man is not.

5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 

(2 Sam 12:5-6, KVJ)

Remember what SIN is. Sin is not just the things we do or don't do. It is turning our backs to the light, to God and walking away from Him. Declaring we are God and He is not. Declaring, "Hey Lord, my life...out of bounds to You !".

Secondly (2), why God is so angry at Sin is because (2 sam 12:8-9) whenever God comes into our lives and blesses us..His goodness in us carries His name and Himself into our lives. Why we often hear non-Christians saying, "I thought Christians cannot do that"..It is because the world recognises the Children of God. They say that because we are not living right in God ! and His ways are not found in us especially in dealing with relationships. People know we are children of God because there's an aroma that flows from us, the fragrance of Christ that is unfounded in non-Christians !.

Thirdly (3), in 2 Sam 12:14, "14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die".
Sin in us shames the Lord !

When found out, how would you respond ? Would you respond, "OH LORD I'VE SINNED. PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY CAR AWAY..OH LORD PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY STUFF AWAY!".

David responded rightly in Psalms 51:11 " 11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me". Lord You are all I got ! without YOU I am nothing Lord !

Every Christian that loves God knows that when they've done something wrong, we've grieved the Holy Spirit and as though the heavens have departed from us, the presence of God is just not with us ! I don't know how live can be lived without Him anymore !

Key to change is - REPENTANCE ! JESUS YOU ARE ALL I NEED. HELP ME TO CHANGE FOR GOOD !