Despising the Commandments of God

Scripture 2 Sam 12:9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon.

Observation: Doing evil is the same thing as despising God’s commandments. To do evil is to do something that you know is wrong and yet you do it anyway. That is like saying to God I know what you want me to do, but that doesn’t matter I’m going to do what I want to do. We do things like that and then we are surprised when God chastises us for our sin. When I do evil things I’m doing them intentionally it’s the same as when we break the law. If we speed or do some other traffic violation and get caught. We may get angry that we got caught and have to pay the fine, but not often enough are we mad at ourselves for doing what we knew was wrong in the first place.

Application: I don’t need to be doing anything evil in God’s sight or in others, since they are God’s children. Before I do anything I need to think it out and pray to make sure it isn’t anything against God and knowing also when I don’t do something that I know God wants me to do, that it’s just as evil, they are both a sin. I need to put my desires off to the side and place God’s on top. I need to focus on the fact I’m only here for a little while longer and what I do with that time will affect my whole eternity with God.

Prayer: My Lord I am an evil man and a sinner. I’m trying to do better and I know you know my heart. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and guide me to the finish line of this race, that I will finish with glory to you. I’m a weak runner, but you are my strength, please strengthen me to win the crown you have set aside for me.