"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge." Psalm 51:4
If you asked one hundred Christians to name the greatest King of Israel, all one hundred would probably answer King David. They would be right.
God chose Him when he was still a child in the home of his father, Jesse. He was from the same lineage that would later produce Jesus. David's zeal for God and for God's people and His nation was unmatched by any other king. That zeal inspired great courage and that courage made him a giant-killer. His character caused him to honor King Saul at the very time that Saul was seeking to destroy him. His charismatic leadership drew mighty men to follow him and to become giant-killers themselves.
David was known as a mighty warrior. He was hailed as a conqueror. Millions have been blessed and inspired by his poetry celebrated in the Psalms. Few men have demonstrated such passion for worshipping God. God's people enjoyed peace and His nation prospered under King David's leadership. He was honored by God's reference to him as possessing a heart like His own!
Few kings of any era or any nation has been more honored or revered than King David. And few, if any, have disappointed God more than David disappointed God.
I doubt if anyone ever wants to disappoint God. Least of all, David. And yet, this godly man committed adultery and then had a loyal man killed to cover up his transgression. He suffered significant sorrows as a consequence of these sins.
The fear of disapponting God is real. David is an example why.
Perhaps you have disappointed God. You understand the deep sense of grief that he experienced and you struggle under the resulting consequences from your sin. While your heart longs for God you are afraid you would disappoint Him again if you try to follow Him again. What do you do?
I suggest you do like David, cry out to Him in repentence. Confess your sin and turn from it. Seek His forgiveness and then chase God harder than you ever have before!
King David did. And he never disappointed God again. History remembers him for his greatness not his great failure. So did God.
I doubt if anyone ever wants to disappoint God. Least of all, David. And yet, this godly man committed adultery and then had a loyal man killed to cover up his transgression. He suffered significant sorrows as a consequence of these sins.
The fear of disapponting God is real. David is an example why.
Perhaps you have disappointed God. You understand the deep sense of grief that he experienced and you struggle under the resulting consequences from your sin. While your heart longs for God you are afraid you would disappoint Him again if you try to follow Him again. What do you do?
I suggest you do like David, cry out to Him in repentence. Confess your sin and turn from it. Seek His forgiveness and then chase God harder than you ever have before!
King David did. And he never disappointed God again. History remembers him for his greatness not his great failure. So did God.
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