You are the man!

Do you have a Nathan?

Do you need a Nathan?

Do you know who Nathan is??

2 Samuel 12.

We all know that David was a man after the heart of God. He truly loved God and he did some really great things. Read his story. He also had failures. Some REALLY BIG failures. This time read the part of David's story where he steals another man's wife, impregnates her, then to try and fix things, has the husband killed, marries the woman, and is trying to live happily ever after.

Does this sound like a mess?

Yes, just go ahead and say, "Yes, it does."

2 Samuel 11 tells us that it displeased the Lord. Nathan the prophet was sent to confront David about his sin.

Nathan addresses David with a parable, this one describing in veiled imagery what David had done to Uriah. David was angered at the "man" in the parable, even says that this "man" deserves to die because of his actions and lack of pity.

Then Nathan delivers this awesome line, "You are the man!" (see, you thought this was a new saying. Turns out, it's been around for centuries!)

David did his sin in secrecy. He thought no one knew. God always knows. God always knows.

David needed accountability for his sin. God sent Nathan to bring the sin to David's sight. God didn't kill David for his actions, but He did hold him accountable. The baby born of David and Bathsheba's affair died. A mighty price to pay for one's sin...that he didn't recognize as being...sin .In his mind, he thought he had fixed it.

What do you need to take away from this story? You need someone to whom you can be accountable. It doesn't matter if you are a new Christian, been going to church since before you were born, or somewhere in between. You need someone speaking into your life that can say, "Hey man, we need to talk about what you did," and YOU LISTEN AND CORRECT YOUR ACTIONS. A wise man will take the lesson and learn from it. A foolish man will blame someone else. The evil man will act like it never happened. A man who will not be accountable for his actions, well, he's not someone you need to follow.

Find a Nathan or two to keep in your life. You need the accountability. Be the man!