Pride’s Downfall

SERIES:  Transformed By Passion

TITLE:       Pride’s Downfall

TEXT:        2 Samuel 24 (p.277); I Chron.21 (p.350)

  

  1. PRIDE’S DESTRUCTION

 

(Vulnerability) is an ugly thing.

 

His unstated motive was (pride). He was slighting the (faithfulness of God) as the shield of Israel. “For you are the glory of their strength, by your favor our horn is exalted. For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.” Ps.89:17-18

 

Reveals two things about David’s personal life:

1. He was out of touch with (the Lord).

2. He was (unaccountable) to anyone around him.

 

  1. PRIDE’S DEATH

 

Verse 10: “struck him”- “to attack or to smite or to be assaulted.”

 

The mark of a person after God’s heart is not perfection but a (sensitivity to sin) and a willingness to (seek restoration) with God, even if it means facing judgment.

 

“distress”- “to be tied up, restricted, cramped.”

 

God’s hand was swift and terrible. But equally swift was His (mercy). [vv.14-15] And true to David’s heart, when he saw what was happening, he fell on his face before God and (assumed all blame).

 

3 lessons we can learn:

1. To live an unaccountable life is to (flirt with danger).

2. To ignore sin’s consequences is to (reject God’s truth).

3. To fail to take God seriously is to (to deny His lordship) in our lives.

 

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE ENGRAVED ON YOUR TOMBSTONE??

 

NEXT WEEK: What Makes Us Tick? Acts 2:42-47

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