Don't Judge Me?

​“Don’t judge me!”

A statement made when we want to continue to crawl in the muck and mire of sin.

Forget the damage it’s creating to you and around you. Nobody should be able to tell us what to do.
Nathan “judged” David.

I think David in the end was very grateful that Nathan “judged” David.

It prevented a greater tailspin that was bound to happen if a godly friend had not stepped in and cared too much.
Background: David, a man after God’s heart, committed adultery and murder.

In 2 Samuel 12, Nathan confronts Nathan. If you will notice, THE LORD sent Nathan to David (12:1)

A few lessons:

1. Our sin invites consequences and trouble.
Because we are sorry we think we forfeit the consequences. David’s sin resulted in strife for his remaining days among his household.
2. Our secret sin will eventually be found out.

Even with this, the Lord knows. Proverbs 15:3, “The eyes of the Lord are in every place watching the evil and good. He hears every whisper, every faint cry, every praise, every cry, everything.”
This is great news and excruciating news. He hears me. He sees me. In my greatest valleys, he hears my cry.
It’s frightening in that he also sees my sin. He becomes an unwilling participant IF Christ lives in me.
Just as God knew in the garden with Adam and Eve, God knew David’s sin. Again, the Lord sent Nathan.

3. God sends friends.
God sent Nathan. The person who you despise for rebuking your sin could be very well sent by God.
God loves you so much that He sends his ambassadors not just to share the Gospel, but to also bind up wounds and tend to those else who have strayed.
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27:6‬ ‭AMP‬‬
4. There’s judging and then there’s judging.

There are people who always seem to have a critical spirit and they are bent on pointing out the splinter in your eye when they have a tree protruding from their life. These are people to steer clear of.

Then there are others that God sends to keep you from more self harm.

Notice Nathan’s rebuke: it was centered on who the Lord is and what the Lord expects of His servants. It was the word of the Lord that convinced David, not the force of Nathan’s character or rhetoric.

Paul speaks of our responsibility.

"For what business is it of mine to judge outsiders (non-believers)? Do you not judge those who are within the church [to protect the church as the situation requires]? God alone sits in judgment on those who are outside [the faith].
REMOVE THE WICKED ONE FROM AMONG YOU [expel him from your church].”

The way we rebuke our brothers and sisters is of upmost importance.

“Brothers, if anyone is caught in any sin, you who are spiritual [that is, you who are responsive to the guidance of the Spirit] are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness [not with a sense of superiority or self-righteousness], keeping a watchful eye on yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6:1‬ ‭

Our goal: restoration not condemnation.

5. The ultimate goal of spiritual intervention: God’s glory.
Yes, it is about you but it’s not really about you.
“Because by this deed you have given a great opportunity to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme Him, the sin that is born to you shall certainly die.” 2 Samuel 12:14
When we sin, it gives room for others to blaspheme God. Gods glory will be upheld.

6. Our wandering begins when we take the word of God lightly.
“Why have you despise the Word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight?you have despised me”. 2 Samuel 12:9,10
Woe to you and me when His Word becomes a pastime. David’s road to sin didn’t start at the act of adultery. It started when He took lightly the Word of God.

‭7. God forgives.
David’s sin passed.
​Psalm 51 reveals the deeper conversation that gives us a model of what true repentance looks like.