Remembering always that there are many different causes for depression...King David, second king of Israel was a man who had great successes in his life. As a young man he was the one who slew the giant Goliath. He became the hero of the people and ultimately was declared King. His military feats were great and he united the kingdom of Israel and secured its boarders. He was considered favoured by God and by every measure was considered a success. But David had is flaws as well. One day, when he should have been about the business of leading the army and the kingdom he spied a beautiful woman sunbathing on the top of her roof. He sent for her and committed adultery with her. When it was discovered that she was pregnant he had her husband murdered to cover up his crime. David later wrote Psalm 32 which goes like this:
"Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord - and you forgave the guilt of my sin."
When I read David's description of how he felt: "My bones wasted away through my groaning... your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer..." I hear a poetic description of depression. What was the cause of this depression? It was unconfessed sin. Something to think and pray about.
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