Words of wisdom: In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, put Uriah in the front line of the heaviest fighting and withdraw from him that he may be struck down and die. 2 Samuel 11:14-15.
Life point: The gift of repentance!
David had committed adultery with Bathsheba and made arrangements to have her husband killed so that he could cover his sin. Time had passed, and he was still ignoring the issue. He was probably doing what we are all tempted to do when we sin.
He was making excuses and being deceived by his own reasoning. All of us may not deal with sin as seriously as David was facing, but sin is sin, and it has a similar effect on us, no matter what type of sin it is.
The point is, until we admit it, confess and repent of our sin, which is to turn entirely away from it and go another direction, we will not be able to worship God out of a pure heart or with a clean conscience. King David was quite miserable until he finally repented of his sin. His joy returned only after he repented ( see Psalm 32:1-7).
I am very thankful for the gift of repentance. Why do I refer to repentance as a gift? I have seen people who could not feel sorry for their sins, and that is a terrible thing. When the conscience is seared, and hardened, people are unable to feel the weight and seriousness of their wrong behavior. Because of this, we should all pray for a tender conscience toward God.
Sin always leads to more sin, as it did when David ordered that Uriah be killed after he had committed adultery with his wife. When we do sin, we must repent and receive God’s forgiveness quickly. That way, we do not become ensnared in a web of sin, but we stay clean and pure before God.
David did not repent for a long time, and in God’s eyes, the fact that he covered up his sin was worse than the original sin he had committed.
We can receive forgiveness if we admit we have sinned and repent, but if we hide sin and make excuses, we remain in it and live deceived lives.
First John 1:9 states that we can admit our sins, confess them, and that God is faithful to completely cleanse us of all unrighteousness. What good news! We can live before God with a perfectly clear conscience!
All Glory to Jesus Christ! Amen.
Prayer: Lord give me a repentant heart and let me not harden my heart to sin in Jesus Christ name!
Halleluya!!!