Nathan’s awareness of God speaking to him and through him was matched with courage. Confronting King David with his act of immorality and murder could have led to Nathan’s demise. But his gentle approach pierced David’s conscience. I remember hearing Warren Wiersbe give a talk on the character of David. He said that David’s integrity became a doorway to sin because David was proud of his high standards. The story is a lesson to our own vulnerability to wring doing. Do I have the courage to speak into a persona’s life if they are headed in the wrong direction? Do I have anyone around me that would speak into my life? May you and develop such a network of Christ followers, caring enough to help us when we are blind to our own prose.
It is true that for many aged saints, gray hair and a good head go hand in hand. But for others, far too many others, length of life only entrenches stubbornness, irritability, and careless ways of thinking and living. Life experience may increase inevitably with age, but without some long-term pattern of receptivity and intentionality, multiplied experiences will only create more confusion than clarity.” - David Mathis, Habits of Grace
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