So many times, in relationships we don’t see the way God sees the situation and that’s because our perception is our reality. We should ask God to show us how he sees a situation in our lives. When God got ready to judge King David, listen to how starkly different he describes the situation from his perception and the way King David perceived it. It was so different how King David saw it that he pronounced death on the man, and he was the man.
2 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man.
This is King David the man after God’s heart. King David was so far removed from what he did that he couldn’t see what he did the same way God did. All of us have blind spots. God sent the prophet to tell him exactly how inconsistent he was with his perception of his reality. David didn’t understand the value Basheba held in Uriah’s life to God. Sometimes we mishandle people in relationships without knowing the work God has done in that persons life. The prophet goes on to address the real issue of David’s heart. He reminds him of all God had done for him and would have given him.
Then he tells him that because he despised the commandment of the Lord to do evil in the Lord’s sight and caused great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, he would be judged. We must be mindful of our ways and submit our hearts to the Lord and ask HIM to reveal how he sees our actions and whether they are pure and right in his sight.
God dealt with the core reason of what made King David take Basheba and have her husband positioned so he would be killed on the battlefield. He told him he despised his commandment and because of his actions, it gave the enemies of the Lord great occasion to blaspheme. There are things that we can do that will cause sinners and believers to blaspheme because of our actions.
Are we abstaining from all appearances of evil, so we are not giving the enemies of the Lord an occasion to blaspheme? It doesn’t matter how small or great our actions are on social media on display as believers in Christ. We must be mindful because perception is our reality, even though it may not be the truth. We must see it how God sees it.