The Devil Made Me Do It

Genesis 4:6–7 NLT

6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

Ephesians 4:27 NLT

27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

Ephesians 4

Proverbs 4:25–27 NLT

25 Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. 26 Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. 27 Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

Proverbs 4:25-27

2 Samuel 11:1–5 NLT

1 In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. 2 Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. 3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home. 5 Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.”

2 Samuel 11:1

Attraction is the biggest Distraction

Betrayal leads to Extreme measures

Carelessness leads to Failure

So What?

Putting yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time can have disastrous results.

Now What?

Will you be careful to watch where you are and what you are doing and remember that what seems to be okay, might cause you great pain. Keep your eyes forward.

James 4:7 NLT

7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Peter 5:8 NLT

8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.