King David.
He is known as "the man after God's heart."
He nailed Goliath.
He led the Israelites to capture Jerusalem.
In today's vernacular, "he was the man."
But even those who are popular have flaws.
David made a mistake with bathsheba. Then, he tried to cover it up. So, it's over for David, right? No hope for him?
As ESPN commentator Lee Corso might say, "Not so my fast, my friend!"
The Bible says that although David sinned, God forgave him.
In II Samuel 12:13 Nathan the prophet said to David, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die."
Whoa!
That's amazing grace!
David committed adultery and then tried to cover it up yet he was forgiven!
When we sin we can think that it's over for us. Don't misunderstand me... I'm not trying to minimize sin. What David did was wrong. When you and I sin, it's wrong. However, God forgives. PTL, God forgives!
Today, is there anything that you have not confessed to the Lord that you think God might not forgive? If so, come clean. Give it to the Lord. There is nothing that lies outside the realm of God's forgiveness!