Have you pulled back Already? Uriah’s Tragedy
In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. In the letter he wrote, “Put Uriah in the front lines where the fighting is the fiercest. Then pull back and leave him exposed so that he’s sure to be killed.”
– 2 Samuel 11:14-15
…”Then pull back and leave him exposed…”
OBSERVATIONS:
1. Uriah did not die because he could not handle the intensity of the battle
2. He died because of the negligence of those who were supposed to support him in the battle zone. His fellow soldiers sold him out.
Those who were supposed to cover him, “exposed” him for the enemy to devour him.
The paradox here is:
1. The true enemies of Uriah were not those he was fighting in the front, but
2. Those he was expecting to protect him at the back.
We must understand that Uriah was :
1. A skillful,
2. Well trained, and
3. Disciplined soldier.
He was one of the best in David’s army. But still he could not fight the battle alone, he needed a faithful team to back him up.
It’s not that he was weak or inexperienced, the real issue here is not weakness, the real issue here is “negligence”.
Strong soldiers have died in the field because of negligence. They have been fatally wounded in the field because of indifference.
When we shift back in a time of trouble and need, innocent & faithful people die physically, emotionally or spiritually because of us.
When we pull back and expose our brethren, we become co-workers with the enemy and God is watching us. God will hold us accountable for neglecting our brothers and sisters in times of need.
Sometimes people leave the church because we pulled back in their times of need and thus they got exposed to the enemy.
Let’s be careful not to neglect one another especially in times of need. But be a true brother’s and a true sister’s keeper.
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2
I am your Uriah and you are my Uriah, let’s not pull back and expose one another. I am strong when you have my back; you are strong when I have your back. Otherwise, on my own, I’m vulnerable and so are you as well.
