The cost of sin is very high indeed! David's sin with Bathsheba (chapters 11-12) and his leniency with his wicked sons (13:21; 14:1, 33; 19:4-6) and insubordinate general (3:29, 39; 20:10, 23) had a tremendous cost to David's family and to the nation under his stewardship. Sometimes it is easy to see the connection between sin and its results, and sometimes it is not. But there are results.
Paul tells us that the stories of the Old Testament have been written for our example (1 Corinthians 10:6). Perhaps we would be well advised to look at our lives and ask which of our problems can be related to our sin.
