“Then the Lord sent Nathan to David.” 2 Samuel 12:1a
Everything we think, say, and do, is known to God, no matter how carefully we may try to hide it. The Prophet Nathan reveals this. David was guilty of Adultery and Murder by proxy, and had gone to extraordinary lengths to cover it. But Nathan exposes him. Had it been anyone else, he might have gotten away with it. But He Was God’s!!! He was God’s Child and He would not tolerate this kind of behavior!
Hebrews 12 says, “what son is there whom his father does not discipline”? and “if you are without discipline,…then you are illegitimate children and not sons.” Oh God, send us our Nathans. The alternative is too hard to bear!