2 SAMUEL 12:1 “And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.”

KEYWORD: When we remain teachable and open before God, His voice becomes clearer, and our lives gradually align with His will and purpose.

You might wonder why it is so important to have every part of your heart open to God and to clearly define where He stands within it. The reason is that many times your very chance of receiving help in moments of great attack from the enemy depends on that decision.
When the devil attacks with the intent of separating you from God, he strikes at the places where he perceives weakness. If your heart is not fully open to God, the enemy already has an advantage. From that point, he begins to work gradually, attempting to unravel your relationship with God and weaken your dependence on Him. Satan is insidious and utterly evil, and this is precisely how he operates.
His constant meditation is on how he can cause you to turn away from God and from the desire to pattern your life according to His leading. If Satan must succeed in that aim, no price is too great for him to pay. But for you, certain prices may seem too great to bear. Sometimes, in an attempt to guard your heart from God because you fear being used or hurt, you actually expose yourself to the serpent who can strike wherever the hedge has been broken.
David himself made the mistake of remaining at home when kings were supposed to go to war (see 2 Samuel 11:1), and this opened the door for a chain of events that led him into sin. He committed one sin and then attempted to cover it with another. Yet God, in His mercy, would not allow either the sin or David himself to be lost. Instead, He sent the prophet Nathan to confront him about the matter.
Nathan did not accuse David directly at first. Instead, he used a story to help David see the injustice clearly. When David realized that the story was referring to him, he immediately accepted God’s correction and repented rather than taking offense. This response was possible because David had given his heart fully to God–to teach him, correct him, and reprove him whenever necessary.

How many of us are like that today? Can God speak to us about our wrongs in a way that we are willing to listen and respond with humility? Or are we so closed off that He is not permitted to correct us? Is our heart so unyielded that we could be living in sin and yet remain unable to receive His words of reproof? These are important questions every believer must ask himself. A heart that truly loves God will not resist His correction but will welcome it, knowing that His rebuke is meant to restore, refine, and guide us back into the path of righteousness. When we remain teachable and open before Him, His voice becomes clearer, and our lives gradually align with His will and purpose.

PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, every part of me that has been closed off and has made me vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy, I bring before You today. I ask that You take it over completely and fill me with more of Yourself. Help me to see You clearly, heed Your voice, and love You with every fiber of my being, in the name of Jesus.

FURTHER STUDY:
1 KINGS 14:8 “And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes.”
2 SAMUEL 12:7–8 “And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.”