Part I: What do I do with idle hands?

Text: 2 Samuel 11:1-2

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…. But David remained in Jerusalem.
One evening David walked around on the roof of the palace and saw a woman bathing.

“At the time when kings go off to war”? But David, the KING of Israel, sends the army out under another’s command. Where is David? Back in Jerusalem in the comfort of his palace—with time on his hands …

“Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues.” –Ben Franklin

“Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop.” –English Proverb

“A man's real worth is determined by what he does when he has nothing to do.” –From The Megiddo Message

“And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle.” Paul, I Thessalonians 5:14

~ What temptations come when I have “nothing to do”? What do I do with idle hands? ~

--from Wednesday's class, Oct. 17