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Title- When It All Comes Crashing Down
Passage- 2 Samuel 12:13-23
Attention-
Winston Churchill was once asked, “Doesn’t it thrill you to know that every time you make a speech, the hall is packed to overflowing?”
“It’s quite flattering,” replied Winston, “But whenever I feel that way, I always remember that if instead of making a political speech I was being hanged, the crowd would be twice as big.”
Introduction
There are moments in life that we tend to forget who we are
We tend to think a little more of ourselves than we ought to
It is in those moments that we become self reliant and forget God
So last week we saw the sin and repentance of David
We saw David get comfortable and turn to self reliance
We saw the steps he took to pursue sin
Then we saw that God spoke to him through the prophet Nathan
David responds verbally that it was against God that he sinned
This week we will see that David not only responds verbally but with his will and his actions
What is the main driving point (CPS)?
Friends, when God speaks our responsibility is to respond with our words, our wills, and our actions
Why does the CPS matter, what is the consequence?
How we respond tells us our true belief in who God is
If we trust Him
If we love Him
If we desire Him
Transition
Here in this passage we see several responses of David that show His repentance toward God
His first response is that he...
I. Pray passionately(16, 22)
Explain
This was not just a one and done prayer
This was something David invested much time into praying about
The prayers were for the child that was born to he and Bathsheba but David knew the consequences we because of his sin
He therefore goes to God on behalf of this child because of his sin and his desire for everything to be made right
The word here besought carries the idea of seeking, demanding, and requiring
Not that David was requiring or demanding of God
But it expresses the emotion and intensity that David prayed with
This wasn’t just “Dear God, help this child” and then David stopped and waited to see what would happen
A week…seven days David went without food while he passionately sought after the Lord
It also wasn’t just the length of the prayer
It was also the posture of the prayer
The wording indicates that David got down on his knees and laid out before the Lord
Bridge to today
I think that we live in a passionate culture
Passionate for sports
Causes
People
Hobbies
Relationships
I believe that there is one place that we can never be too passionate about
That we can never do too much
or too often
That is prayer
Especially when it comes to repentance and restoration after sin
But in all areas of our lives
Think of the prayers of Paul
1 Thessalonians 1
This is a passionate prayer life
In essence, what is Paul telling these people
EVERY single TIME I think of you I pray for you
We wont get into the specifics of the content of the prayers but it was for spiritual growth and spiritual strength
Paul was concerned for them physically but more so for them spiritually
Relevance
Imagine if this was how the modern church prayed
If when we sinned we knelt before the Lord and pleaded with Him to cleanse, wash, and purge us?
What if EVERY time we thought of one another it prompted a prayer time for them
Why does this matter?
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