The LORD
Has Put Away
Your Sin
But
the thing that David had done displeased the LORD, and the LORD sent Nathan to
David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city,
the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds;
but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. He
brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of
his meager fare, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a
daughter to him. Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was loath to
take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the
wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared
that for the guest who had come to him.” Then David’s anger was greatly kindled
against the man. He said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done
this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this
thing, and because he had no pity.”
Nathan
said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I
anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul; I gave
you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you
the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have
added as much more. Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is
evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife
to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. Now
therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have despised
me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to
be your wife. Thus says the LORD: I will raise up
trouble against you from within your own house; and I will take your wives
before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your
wives in the sight of this very sun. For you did it secretly; but I will do
this thing before all
2 Samuel 12:1-14
Are you suffering the consequences of sin?
Admit your wrongs and ask God to cleanse your heart.
He will show mercy and restore your joy if you turn to
Him.
Repentance means hating sin enough to turn from it.
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