One prolonged gaze quickly descended into lust, adultery, deceit, abuse of power, hypocrisy, murder, and complete disregard for the omniscience and holiness of God. It is shocking how quickly David fell from a peak of covenantal faithfulness to a pit of abject darkness. Sin’s power to blind and deceive all of us is chilling, yet even sin is no match for the Savior who defeated it on the cross and brings us to His glorious light by His glorious grace.
Passage: 2 Samuel 11:1-27