David knew who God was, and he knew that God had every right to take his child.

David saw the justice of it. He saw the righteousness of it, and he saw the holiness of the God

whose decision lie behind this action. And he did what was the most appropriate thing

a human being can ever do in such circumstances. He went out, and he worshiped the God who was in charge.

We are often quick to question God, especially as we walk through valleys and trials,

forgetting that God is just, and he always does that which is right.

David understood this, and we see that clearly in his response to the death of his son.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thanks for joining us today on Renewing Your Mind.

There is so much that we can learn from the life of David, and R.C. Sproul goes into great detail in his complete life of David's series.

And today only, you can request lifetime digital access with your gift of any amount at RenewingRemind.org.

But today, we'll be featuring one message from that series where R.C. Sproul examines David's response to the death of his child conceived through his adulterous relationship with Bashiba.

We pick up the story as the prophet Nathan confronts David about his sin. Here's Dr. Sproul.

David, thou art the man.

Those were the words that rung in his ears after God sent the prophet Nathan to him to confront him with his sin.

We remember that Nathan did that by means of a thinly disguised parable,

the parable of the greedy rich man who took for his own the single prized possession of the poor shepherd.

And David reacted in fury against this crime until Nathan said,

you are the man.

And remember that when David heard these words, his response was immediately, I have sinned against the Lord.

And so God spoke to David through the lips of Nathan.

And he told him, David, I have given you the kingdom, I have given you your home, I've given you your wives.

And now I am going to cause scandal and heartbreak to follow you the rest of your days.

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