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Day by Day - 2 Samuel
What Can Blind You To Your Blind Spots?
Clif Johnson
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Aired on Oct 08, 2024
Show Day by Day
Sep 30, 2024
Duration:
00:02:30 Minutes
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216
devotionals leadership sin

Scripture

Matthew 23:11-12

Power is easy to hide behind and use to place ourselves above the law.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   Power can give you a false sense of protection Power can give you a false sense of protection. When David finds out that the woman he has been involved with is married, and that her husband is Uriah, (one of David’s mighty men btw) then David knows instantly that her husband is off at war. Uriah will never know. Uriah will never find out anything. David will be protected by the absence of Uriah, and David’s own power, perhaps through threatening this woman, or manipulating this woman, will protect Him from the consequences of what he has planned in his mind, and what he acted upon in his bed. And it was his power that led him to believe that he could cover up the sin. It was his access to and possessing of authority over other people that led him to plot and plan the execution of Uriah, so that David would be protected from having to deal with his sin. You see, power is easy to hide behind. You think that it places you above the law. And the greater the power that you have, the thicker and stronger you think the wall is that protects you. Power blinds you to the danger of not being able to handle power. Isn’t this at least part of the reason why Jesus instructs us when he says, “The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled…” Matthew 23:11-12 “When you feel the desire for power, you should stay in solitude for some time.” Leo Tolstoy

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