Man of God

The prophet Nathan didn't confront David after his sins, he told a simple story. Nathan told a tale of a poor man who loved his only sheep, which was taken away from him by a rich man. The story of lost love unjustly taken away. So full of tragedy that even a king could relate to a shepherd. This is how a man of God should be, someone who doesn't condemn and doesn't blame, but allows a person's conscience to convict. This story gets a reaction out of David: anger. And then later on, after David confesses for adultery with Bathsheba and killing her husband, he pays the price. The child dies.

But God is a forgiving God, and out of this mess, he allows restoration. Eventually Solomon is born and blessings occur after seeking forgiveness, and getting things right with God. It just shows that if a murderer and an adulterer can be forgiven and then blessed, then we have hope!