2 Samuel 12:16 "David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground."
David had slept with Bathsheba, gotten her pregnant, and murdered her husband Uriah. In response to this, God punishes David and kills he and Bathsheba's son. David's sin has affected Bathsheba and her son. It did not just affect him. This is one of the dangerous aspects of sin. It reaches out and touches others.
This verse describing David being troubled all night hit me. I can identify with a sick child. You would do anything to save them from the pain. But sometimes there's nothing you can do. And here David could do nothing. He had already done too much. How does my sin affect those closest to me? Do my sins affect my children? They do.
Dear Jesus, keep me from sin for my sake, but more so for my children's sake. Amen.
