Psalms 51:13 KJV
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
David has been caught in his sin. It is the sort of thing that brings men down.
• He has taken in his bed another man's wife
• She has conceived and to conceal the sin
• He has had the man killed.
But it was not concealed. Who would have ever thought the prophet could have known?
Perhaps Joab went to speak to him. Joab was like that or
Perhaps God told the prophet personally, God can do that
However it came to be known, David was caught. The question was, what would he do?
And he did the right thing.
He confessed it to the Lord. Not one of those "I'm sorry I got caught" confessions but earnest confession to God alone. He did not attempt to justify, excuse or run from his sin. He saw it as exactly what it was, sin against God. And he pled for cleansing.
It was at this point that David said, "Then".
What a great realization. His sin had not forever ruined his relationship with God or destroyed his opportunity to be used of the Lord. Nothing in his life would ever be the same because of this sin. And he paid a high price for the sin. But God had not abandoned him and he could still point sinners in the way.
The same is true for the repentant today
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
David has been caught in his sin. It is the sort of thing that brings men down.
• He has taken in his bed another man's wife
• She has conceived and to conceal the sin
• He has had the man killed.
But it was not concealed. Who would have ever thought the prophet could have known?
Perhaps Joab went to speak to him. Joab was like that or
Perhaps God told the prophet personally, God can do that
However it came to be known, David was caught. The question was, what would he do?
And he did the right thing.
He confessed it to the Lord. Not one of those "I'm sorry I got caught" confessions but earnest confession to God alone. He did not attempt to justify, excuse or run from his sin. He saw it as exactly what it was, sin against God. And he pled for cleansing.
It was at this point that David said, "Then".
What a great realization. His sin had not forever ruined his relationship with God or destroyed his opportunity to be used of the Lord. Nothing in his life would ever be the same because of this sin. And he paid a high price for the sin. But God had not abandoned him and he could still point sinners in the way.
The same is true for the repentant today
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