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David’s adulterous affair with Bathsheba is a painful case study in how a godly man falls prey to temptation (2 Samuel 11:1-27). It also serves as a reminder that if it could happen to David it can happen to anyone. Emotional wounds make all of us vulnerable to temptation, especially sexual temptation. If we are not careful we may try to meet legitimate emotional needs in inappropriate or even sinful ways. That may have been what happened to David.
“Create in me a clean heart, O God,
— Psalm 51:10 (ESV)
and renew a right spirit within me.”
Lord Jesus, place Your healing hands upon our wounded spirits. Heal the wounds we have suffered and renew a right spirit within us. In Your holy name I pray. Amen.