OFFENDING GOD
II Samuel 12:13a
"So David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the LORD.' "
Even though David had sinned against Bathsheba and Uriah, he recognized that his real sin was against God because he had violated God's commandments forbidding murder, adultery, stealing, and coveting (Exodus 20:13-17). In his prayer of repentance, David confessed, "Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight" (Psalm 51:4). I need to keep this focus — that I am accountable first to God, and then to my neighbor. Sin is serious because when I sin, I am offending God's holiness.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Sin is much more than violating myself or other people; it is offending God's holiness.
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Have a focused day. Love you.
II Samuel 12:13a
"So David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the LORD.' "
Even though David had sinned against Bathsheba and Uriah, he recognized that his real sin was against God because he had violated God's commandments forbidding murder, adultery, stealing, and coveting (Exodus 20:13-17). In his prayer of repentance, David confessed, "Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight" (Psalm 51:4). I need to keep this focus — that I am accountable first to God, and then to my neighbor. Sin is serious because when I sin, I am offending God's holiness.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Sin is much more than violating myself or other people; it is offending God's holiness.
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Have a focused day. Love you.
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