Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 2nd June 2026
Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 2nd June 2026 June 2 2 Samuel 11:2-4a 2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" 4aThen David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. In the spring the kings would go out to war on the enemies of their nations. Instead of going out with his army, David sent his general Joab. David remained in Jerusalem. It has been said that an idle mind is the Devil's workshop. It sounds like David was sleeping in and rose to do a little peeping on his neighbors from his roof. He saw a beautiful woman bathing. Instead of turning his gaze, as would have been appropriate, he continued to look. His mind dwelt on her beauty, and he took the next step to ask who she is. The answer f...