Now, what sin did David make against the Lord? Here's what actually happened: King David was supposed to join his army in battle but he decided to rest at home. Therefore instead of leading his people in the battle as a king, he sent out his next in command to take his place. And guess where this leads? It leads to the [Wrong Place At The Wrong Time]
One evening as he got to the roof of his palace he saw this beautiful woman named Bathsheba. He saw her bathing and at this point he had a choice to walk away from temptation, but he still chose to commit a sin in God's eyes by forcing her to sleep with him. After finding out that she is married to Uriah, David wanted to keep his secret therefore he told the general to put Uriah in the front lines of the battlefield and let him die there. And there his scheme killed not only the husband, but many men from David's army fell that day.
And then that's where his guy named Nathan came to David and told him that God will punish him. The consequence of that sin led to the death of his son.
David confessed that he has sinned against God and he knew how wrong he was. And the amazing thing to learn from here is that no matter how terribly we mess up, we can share our pain and sadness with God and ask for forgiveness like David did. You're not a world-class sinner that God can't forgive! Nothing you could ever do is bigger than what Jesus has already done for you on the cross! All you have to is ask for forgiveness, and get back up again and walk right in God's eyes.
Remember, God forgave:
(a) Peter, who denied he ever knew Jesus.
(b) David, who slept with another man's wife and then had the guy killed.
(c) Paul, whose first career was persecuting Christians.
God loves you. Period. No strings attached, no matter what, He'll forgive you, if you just ask him to.
But other than the amazing love, grace and mercy about God - Every sin has its consequences. And if you deal with that sin before it gets started, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble in the long run! Trying to hide your sin will always get you in more trouble than just admitting it and dealing with it!
Remember: You can fool men, but you can't fool God. God sees everything and he knows your heart. So ask him this day to search your heart, and to guide you to walk right in His eyes! Yes, God will forgive you the moment you ask Him for forgiveness. But don't go taking his grace for granted, because it has its consequences sooner or later.
Luke 23:34 says, "Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' And they divided up his clothes by casting lots."
Luke 13:3 says, "I tell you... But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
Colossians 2:13-14 says, "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."
- Ask Him for forgiveness, then repent -
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