Before I start, I just discovered that I forgot to post to Facebook about yesterday's post. I didn't forget to write it. It would explain why yesterday's post only has two readers at this time (2:40 pm).
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I did not sleep well last night. I think I got about three hours. Sunday is the only day of the week when I'm up before 10:00 am. I wanted to make sure to go since I haven't been to church for the past two Sundays. In seeking to renew my dedication to fellowship, I'm trying to make a better effort at regular attendance, especially as I always miss it when I don't go. Since I've been saved, I've never regretted attending church, and I've regretted every time I've missed it, no matter the reason.
In Doulos today, we had a message that took a tangent from our ongoing series in the book of Ephesians. In Ephesians chapter six, Paul considers the armor of God and its protection and security for believers. Today's message was a consideration of what happens when we begin to remove the bits of spiritual armor from ourselves; that is, what happens when we grow lazy and complacent in dealing with sin. The message centered around the story of David and Bathsheba from 2 Samuel chapter eleven.
Each step along the way, David fails to do what he ought to do, and removes some piece of armor from himself, whether the breastplate of righteousness (as when he takes Bathsheba for himself) or the shoes of the gospel of peace (when he declares war against a neighboring country over an insult to himself). He tries to cover his sin with greater sin until his behavior hardens him.
No one is too good to fall into sin. Of course, the flip side, and the hope for any true believer, is that no matter what sin one has committed, if one is truly repentant, God is faithful and eager to forgive.
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