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💫 Introduction

There are moments when Scripture becomes a mirror—showing us not just the people of the past, but the posture of our own hearts.

Luke 16:19–31 tells the story of a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. It’s more than a parable about wealth and poverty—it’s a call to awaken compassion, to notice the people waiting just outside our gates.

There was once a rich man who lived every day in comfort and luxury. Just outside his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus—hungry, hurting, and covered in sores. While the rich man feasted, Lazarus

David, the King of Israel, had a reputation as a warrior who fought hard to claim his throne. It was uncommon for him to remain at home instead of leading his troops into battle. However, when he was not engaged in war, it seemed like those were the seasons where he made life-altering mistakes where God would hold him accountable for his actions. Perhaps he was bored, weary of fighting, or distracted?

Bathsheba proved to be quite distracting. “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.” (II Samuel 11:1) 

David must have faced a difficult realization when he observed Bathsheba from the palace