Welcome to the In-Dutch Podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, July 10th.

Today, we continue to look at the way David's life was impacted after his sin with Vashiba.

Stay with us for a practical lesson about the continuing consequences of our conduct.

Second Samuel, chapter 12, and I want us to read only a portion of chapter 12 here because

I want to take us through chapter 12 all the way through chapter 18 in discussing the consequences of his conduct.

You recall in chapter 11 that David had reached the pinnacle of his ministry,

he had been a king for 20 years in the nation of Israel,

been through all kinds of difficulties and heartaches but triumphed over all of them.

And in a moment of weakness, he saw Bathsheba taking a bath, he called it to himself,

he went to bed with her as the modern day lingo would say.

And as a result, that was the beginning of a long period of heartache and consequences.

And I want to say to you this evening, here is the most perfect example of the cost of one violation of God's name.

And no man ever paid such a price for one night's pleasure as David paid.

It ought to be a lesson and a challenge and a warning to every single one of us that instant pleasure brings continuing consequences for our sin.

So the Lambich chapter gives an account of that and then the 12th chapter begins and the Lord sent Nathan unto David.

And he came to him and said unto him, there were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor,

the rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.

And so he gave him a parable how one man took advantage of another one.

And so when he came to the end of that parable, David was so angry, he said to them all to be killed.

And as a result, of course, of the parable, the scripture says in verse 7, and Nathan said to David, David, thou art the man.

Thus said the Lord God of Israel, I am not a dee king over Israel.

Now, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul, I gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives and the thou bosom and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah.

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