"Thou Art the Man"

2 Samuel 12:7a

" And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man..."

In the majority of David's life we see a man, humble, who knew what and who he was in comparison to the living God. Here, we see a man who had no idea who or what he had let himself become. It took God's voice through Nathan the prophet to point out to David how far he had come.

I must be so utterly and completely sensitive to temptation so that I can flee at the first sign. David talked in the Psalms about how he desired God "as the deer pants for the water". A deer is also highly alert and will flee danger, warning others in the process. I must swiftly run away from temptation and all lust. But it is not enough to run from something if you don't have a place to run to. The Water of Life is waiting for you to drink deeply of His Love. If I simply run with no destination, I will quickly be lost and confused, because temptation is everywhere and only the strength gained by constant communication with God is strong enough to overcome

Do I know who and what I am in comparison to God? Do I let that humble me and keep me close to Him? Am I alert and wary of temptation?