David sinned

Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, "I am with child." – 2 Samuel 11.4-5

So what happens when we choose not to run from temptation? What happens when we take that second look? What happens when we click to see more?

What happens is that once we choose the path to sin it is way too hard to turn back. Once we go down that road it is often too late.

David had seen beautiful Bathsheba bathing. He showed utter disregard for himself, for her, and for God. He sent messengers and had Bathsheba brought to his bedchamber.

And they had sex. David fulfilled the desires of his lust – and he sinned. I don’t know if power bring more temptation to sin or if we just hear more about it if no one cares unless the guilty party is in power. But it seems like a lot of powerful men fall into the sin. Politicians and high powered business executives and entertainers even Christian leaders seem to fall into this sin.

Or maybe it is more common than we think.

Anyway David sinned and he may have gotten away with it except for one thing. There was a spanner in the works – Bathsheba was pregnant. Of course David getting her pregnant was not sin and her being pregnant was not sin – it was the illicit sex that was the sin. David had used his power and position and prestige to steal another man’s wife and rob her of her dignity.

This is where that first dalliance with sin leads. We can’t afford to play with sin. Fellas, we can’t afford that second look. We may think we are getting away with it but one day it will catch up with us. As we corrupt our minds with second looks we are playing a dangerous game.

That's what David did – and we haven't heard the half of it. 'I am pregnant' was only the start.