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DAVID DISCOVERED HIS SIN AND REPENTED
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
2 Samuel 24

Psalm 27:1-5

 

“For in time of trouble he shall

hide me in his pavilion…”

 

DAVID DISCOVERED HIS SIN AND REPENTED
 
It took Joab and his team nine months and twenty days to complete that census exercise, and he gave the number to the king. It was then that David’s heart smote him. He knew that he had ordered that census out of a sinful motive. He acknowledged his sin and asked the Lord to take it away. When the number was given to David, he was able to discover that it was personal pride that had moved him to number the people.
 
David reflected on this, and knew that he was at fault. He then took the right course and repented of his sin. In his repentance, he confessed to the Lord that he had sinned greatly in what he had done. He asked the Lord to take away his iniquity because he had done foolishly. These were humble and repentant confessions. God is ready to forgive. If the fruit of the Spirit is measured by human perception, David would still be in the forefront. He followed the Lord from his youth, and he generally did not take any action without asking the Lord.
 
The Lord made him king of Israel and gave him victory in all his wars. He also expressed his relationship with the Lord many times, mainly in the Psalms. However, salvation is not by the works that we have done, but by the grace of God only. God gave David a heart of repentance and grace to engage in any good that he did. Thus, David acknowledged his sin and was assured of forgiveness. However, the consequences of sin remain.
 
The Lord would not let David get away with his sin without punishment. It was painful. The word of the Lord came to David through Gad the prophet. David was given three choices as the rod of his punishment. David said that he did not want to fall into the hands of man, but to the Lord. Three days of pestilence was his preferred punishment. Thus, he was reconciled to God.
 
THOUGHT: Yielding to God brings about gracious reconciliation.

PRAYER: Father, let me humble myself before Thee every day.

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