READ: 2SAMUEL11:1-27
There are
spiritual booby traps all around us. Additionally, there are lots of deadly
landmines laid across the pathway of Christian pilgrims. Any wrong step could
result in an explosion. This shows that it is wrong to walk carelessly as if
there are no dangers. Don’t be deceived. Satan is on the prowl. He stalks,
steadily looking for a prey. If you are careless, you may receive an unexpected
but deadly blow. However, you should not be scared by the fact that satanic
traps abound. An overcomer, in the real sense of the word, does not fall into
the trap of Satan. Anyone who falls into the trap of Satan cannot overcome.
David was careless. He fell into the enemy’s trap. Let us look at 2 Samuel
11:2, “Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked
on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and
the woman was very beautiful to behold.” Little did David know that a
trap had been set against him. But God had loved David very much since the time
he was a shepherd boy. Satan knew this. Those loved by God face the greatest
danger of all. Satan had to seek for a way of getting rid of David. He decided
to use a woman having her bath as the bait to ensnare him. The problem started
when David saw the woman. He fell for her, had sex with her and she became
pregnant. To cover up what he did, he murdered the woman’s husband, and then
married the woman. God’s verdict came to him: “Why have you despised the
commandment of the LORD… Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your
house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the
Hittite to be your wife.” Satan got David. Till today, the sword has
not left the house of David. May our eyes not lead us to death. I don’t know
the type of trap set for you by the enemy. You must watch and pray. Any careless
slip may land you in the midst of a killer trap. Keep your eyes wide-awake. Do
not fall into a satanic trap.
MEMORIZE:
2SAMUEL12:10–Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house,
because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to
be your wife.
