2 Samuel 12:29-31 Confession and Repentance!

 ”So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it. Then he took their king’s crown from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance. And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them cross over to the brick works. So he did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.“

‭‭II Samuel‬ ‭12‬:‭29‬-‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah: This was the final phase of David’s restoration. He went back to doing what he should have done all along – leading Israel out to battle, instead of remaining in Jerusalem.

b. Fought against it, and took it: David was in victory once again. His sin did not condemn him to a life of failure and defeat. There was chastisement for David’s sin, but it did not mean that his life was ruined.

c. He took their king’s crown…. it was set on David’s head: David’s sin didn’t take away his crown. Had David refused the voice of Nathan the prophet it might have. Because David responded with confession and repentance, there was still a crown for David’s head. (Guzik)

i. “David’s fall should put those who have not fallen on their guard, and save from despair those who have.” (Augustine)

Confession and Repentance!

The Bible gives us real life examples of sin, confession and repentance to show us the mercy of God as an example to save us from despair and to give us hope!

The person in the Bible that convinced me of Jesus and the forgiveness of sin was Saul of Tarsus who became Paul. He literally saw the Light of Jesus on the road to Damascus!

In a split second he went from a persecutor of Christians to a believer in Jesus!

Then there is the thief on the cross next to Jesus. 

”And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”“ ‭‭Luke‬ ‭23‬:‭43‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Can you imagine him standing at the pearly gates?

“The man on the middle cross said I could come.”

What did the man on the middle cross say to you?

Blessings 

The man on the middle cross said I could come!