November 19, 2009God called King David "a man after mine own heart" ( Acts 13:22 ). David had a special relationship with God and "behaved himself wisely" ( 1 Sam. 18:5 ). God used him to rebuild the nation of Israel after King Saul destroyed and divided it. David was a successful and spiritual man.
When David was older, he decided not to go to battle with his army and stayed home. His sinful relationship with a woman named Bathsheba devastated his personal relationship with God. As a result of David's sin, he lost his joy, his kingdom suffered, and his family was never the same.
We never sin and get away with it. Moses told the children of Israel, "Be sure your sin will find you out" ( Num. 32:23b ).
What is sin? Sin is anything that violates God's Word and will. The word sin comes from an archery term. It means to miss the target and to hit the wrong target. When I sin, I miss the target of God's holiness as spelled out in the Word of God. I hit a target that is against God's Word and will.
The most miserable person in the world is a Christian who harbors unconfessed sin in his life. Sin hinders our relationship with God because God is holy and hates sin. Sin causes us to lose our joy and devastates our lives.
David described his misery in Psalm 32:3-4. "When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah."
APPLICATION: Read Psalm 51 and discuss how David dealt with his sin.
Psalm 51:2-- "Wash me...and cleanse me from my sin." Psalm 51:3-- "For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me." Psalm 51:10-- "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."
--Craig M. Scott--
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