The Traps of the Devil: DAVID

A Series Taken from Dr. Charles Stanley

Toni Weisz Blog: Spiritual Warfare

Scriptures: 2 Samuel 11:1-17-12:1-10 and 1 Peter 5:8

King David was a successful military leader and a man after God’s own heart. He was led astray by lust when he actively pursues another man’s wife and opens himself up to all kinds of evil. David attempts to hide his sin of adultery with Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, who becomes pregnant with his child, by calling Uriah home from the battlefield. But Uriah is a man of honor and will not go home to sleep with his wife. So, David devises a plan to have Uriah put on the front lines where he would be killed. God sends Nathan the prophet to show David the error of his ways, and David is convicted. Although, he does not escape punishment and the consequences of his sin. His child’s life is taken by God, and the sword never leaves David’s house (2 Samuel 12:10a).

Through Scripture, we observe the rapid progression of sin in David’s life so that we can learn to guard our own hearts from the devil and his devices. No one is exempt from temptation. We must do all we can to stay untarnished from the world by confessing sin daily, by being in the Word, and praying throughout the day.

David’s first mistake is when he chooses to stay at the palace in the spring when kings customarily go into battle. One day, bored from laying on his bed, David decides to walk upon his rooftop from where he observes a beautiful woman bathing. When we are not doing what God has called us to do and we become lazy or bored, we are prey to the devil and his demons. Be sober and vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8).

Who do you think would be living close to David’s palace? Most likely, his most trusted warriors. He inquires about Bathsheba and learns that she is the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah, both of whom are members of David’s special forces known as David’s Mighty Men. He knew them well, for they had served the King for many years and had sacrificed their lives to keep him safe. But that doesn’t stop David from pursuing her.

Let’s apply David’s situation to our lives. As I remember, I had made my appointment to have my abortion, and I knew how to prepare for the upcoming procedure. However, on my way to the clinic, I was so hung over that I stopped to get something to eat. I was driving myself, which shows you how unaware I was about the effects of abortion on a woman’s body. When I finally arrived at the clinic and they discovered that I had just eaten, they canceled the procedure. Here was God giving me a way out. But did I take it? NO!

Then I go home for Thanksgiving unmarried and pregnant and God gives me another opportunity to not have the abortion and to tell my parents. Did I take the way out? Again, No!

I finally rescheduled my abortion for December 10, 1980, which was 45 years ago as of this year 2025. I should have stopped to reconsider what I was doing, as David should have, yet neither of us did. As a result, many people suffered a horrible fate because of our sins.

For those of you who have been abused, abandoned, neglected, and rejected, this can apply to you too as a result of the things that were done to you by those who were supposed to love and nurture you and instead the opposite happened. My heart breaks for you, and I am so sorry you experienced this kind of trauma. You too have made decisions in your lives as a result of your abuse. Looking back, what could you have done differently? What if you would have asked God to help you? Many of us did not have a relationship with Jesus yet, but for those of you who did, did you go to God?

Questions to take to heart:

1. Did God give you a way to escape sin, but you did not heed His warning?
2. When have you tried to cover up your sin with more sin?
3. How do you protect yourself from the enemy?
4. How can we pray for you?

A famous quote, “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.”

Please reach out if you need to talk: toni@myashestobeauty.com. We are here to help.

You are loved,
Toni