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David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.” --2 Samuel 12:13 The honest confession of our sin is essential to receiving God’s forgiveness. So when we find a powerful example of how we should confess our sin to God, we need to take it to heart. And we find such an example in the life of David. You might recall that David tried to hide the fact that he had an affair with Bathsheba and, furthermore, that he arranged for the death of her husband, Uriah. For more than a year, David hid the knowledge of his sin until God sent the prophet Nathan to confront him. And with the simple words, “You are the man,” Nathan lay open David’s guilt-ridden heart. Now David might have tried to deny his sin, or to blame Bathsheba, or the pressures of being king. But he didn’t. Instead, David immediately confessed and said, "I have sinned against the Lord.” That is real confession! In the language of the New Testament, to confess our sins is to agree with what God says about our sins. In other words, we need to call sin what it is and to say to God, "I have sinned." Do you need God’s forgiveness? God longs to restore your life! Confess and you will be forgiven just as David was!             GOD LONGS TO RESTORE YOUR LIFE!

Finishing God’s Purpose

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.”
Acts 13:35–37

There were many times in David’s life when he was in great danger. He fought with wild animals as a boy keeping his father’s sheep. He faced a trained warrior in the giant Goliath with nothing but a sling. Saul tried to kill him repeatedly. The Philistines wanted him dead. His own son, Absalom, raised an armed insurrection against him and sought his life. Yet through all of those dangers and threats, David survived because God’s purpose for his life was not finished. David died at an old age, only after he had completed the mission God gave him.
The great missionary David Livingstone said, “I am immortal until the will of God is accomplished in my life.” While we should not be foolish or cavalier in our approach to life, we should also not live in fear and bondage, no matter how difficult our circumstances may be. Some people die unexpectedly in accidents or a sudden health crisis, while others have plenty of time to prepare for an end that seems long in advance. But in none of those cases is God taken by surprise.
God knows His plan and purpose, and He knows exactly how long we will live. Every one of those days, including the final one, will be under His care. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever” (Psalm 23:6). Rather than living with fear and worry, we should live joyfully, committing our lives to fulfilling God’s calling and purpose.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Just as we trust God for our daily needs and our eternity, we can trust Him with the end of our lives.