Window open or are curtains closed?

Great class this morning as we studied 2 Samuel 12. The profiles of David and Bathsheba give us a window into their lives.

God's interactions with them should also provide us a window into our own lives.

• We aren't perfect and our actions have consequences, but those consequences don't change the fact that we are "beloved of God"
• It is okay to be a non-conformist. David was, Jesus was...
  
• The entrenched ideology of our culture is interesting, but it is not a replacement for our own personal relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
• Think of this image. God is outside the window looking in, you are inside looking out. The Bible is the window. In this role, Scripture provides a window into the nature of God and his love for us.
  
• He is always out there just waiting for us to open the shades, lift the sash and "live" with him.
  
• We need to open it wide open and live in full ecclesia/community with God.
  
• We tend to close the window, put on a reflective coating, draw the shades, and even install curtains. God is still there.
  
• We choose the blocking, not him.