RESPONSE - ABLE

READING: 2 SAMUEL 11:1-5

Verse 1: “It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel...But David remained at Jerusalem.”

The failure to fulfill responsibilities can have far-reaching repercussions. For example, King David’s sin with Bathsheba was the result of irresponsibility that occurred even before David saw her. As stated in verse 1, David sent Joab, his servants and the army of Israel to battle while he remained in Jerusalem. As the king, it was David’s responsibility to go out and lead in battle. Instead he neglected that responsibility and sent others. Because of this irresponsible choice, he was exposed to the temptation which resulted in his sin. The impact of the events that followed illustrates that the failure to fulfill a responsibility can produce disastrous consequences. In this case a chain of reactions was begun that lead to lives being lost. Today we can be thankful that the opposite is also true. Through our relationships with the Lord and the leadership and provision of the Holy Spirit, we are able to faithfully fulfill responsibilities. Fulfilled responsibilities also cause chain reactions. However, these become events that provide the wealth of God’s goodness and blessings. The Lord Jesus set the ultimate standard! May we too exercise godly responsibility. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. How are you now benefitting because someone was responsible?

2. How is someone benefitting because you were responsible?