2 Samuel 12:5  He said to Nathan, "As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die."

Isn't it easy to judge someone else? Just say, "Well, I've certainly never done that." Then announce that whoever acts this way should be punished.

That's the conclusion David had after hearing Nathan's story of the rich man who killed the poor man's lamb. David, with a shepherd's heart, was enraged that someone could be so cruel. So he declared that the rich man should die and repay the poor man four times over.

How blind can we be? It's true that David likely never killed a poor man's lamb, but by his adultery with Bathsheba and murder of her husband, he did far worse. We can only hold our breath for the judgment that must come. And while we watch David and Nathan, we have to remember our own stories. Could we recognize ourselves in a new telling of our story?

Our hope lies in the Lord, who lives. He lives as both the righteous judge and the one who justifies us. Our Lord lives from the manger to the cross and then again from the empty tomb. His life story ends with forgiveness and life for the world.
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