Read: 2 Sam. 12:26 - end of chapter 14; 1 Chron. 20:2-3
Meanwhile, Joab was out capturing Rabbah which means “great”. So David could have been doing something “great” for his nation and becoming a hero, but instead he was home marring his reputation and hurting his nation. Joab notified him that if he didn’t get there soon and end the battle, he wouldn’t get the credit. So David scrambled a group of fighters and went and closed the deal and got the credit. He put the king’s crown on his head to show that he was now their king and made all the people his slaves.
David opened a door in his family when he slept with a married woman, had her husband murdered and used manipulation to cover his sin. Sexual sin, murder, and manipulation entered his family. It manifested in David’s son, Amnon when he raped one of David’s daughters, Tamar. Murder manifested through Absalom who murdered Amnon in revenge. Manipulation manifested in Absalom and Joab.
What a lesson to learn. When we sin, we open the door to sin that affects our children. We need to learn how to close the door. It is not enough to repent. We need to speak out loud and draw lines in the sand that the devil is not allowed to cross. Lot used to offer a sacrifice every time his children had a party just to be sure they didn’t curse God when they got drunk or do something eternally damaging. We have to constantly fight in the Spirit for our children, especially in the areas that we are weak in. Find some scriptures and quote them over your children daily.
Lord, give us the right prayers to pray for our children to break yokes of bondages and sins we have passed down.
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