"Man is Not!"

"Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth." (Psalms 58:2) Talk about cutting to the chase, I think David had a really special relationship with God, one that allowed him the opportunity to not only see God's grace, but to live it out. I could not help but think of David's wrath for the man the took his neighbor's little lamb and fed it to his house guest, not knowing that the illustration Nathan had given him, was none other than himself (2 Samuel 12:1-14). It's not just the act of the sin committed, it's the plotting and the planning; the way the heart can resort to total wickedness without even giving it a second thought; and before you know it, the sin is covered up by our own intuition and creativity; so much so, that we forget how bad the plan was, because it seemed so good. Whether or not you can receive it for what it is, the bad that we do does not just end at the finish of the action or at the time the sin is completed; it is always carried over to other parts of our lives and into the lives of others around us. After David's confession, Nathan told David what his sin would result in, saying, "The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die" (v.13-14). It's almost as if there was some sort of a trade-off, or a comparison of off-springs; the child verses the enemies of the LORD given occasion to blaspheme, both of which were the result of the sin. But typically, don't we always try and weigh out these things in our hearts? Looking at just the sin, and then comparing the little sin against the other wickedness of the world, we really don't come out looking so bad; but it does not take into consideration all the destruction left behind, or the lack of glory given to God. If you really want to look at a plot and a plan, then we should focus in on the plan and the plot of God to redeem man from his sin; talk about something spectacular and complex... "And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look therein. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirit's of God sent forth into all the earth. And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne. And when He had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." (Revelation 5:4-10)