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King David made some great decisions, but he also made some terrible ones...

During his reign, David chose to abuse his power by taking the wife of one of his military leaders, and then arranging for him to die in battle. For someone who was considered “a man after God’s own heart,” David really messed up.

In 2 Samuel 12:13 we see David confess his sin against the Lord. And in Psalm 51, we see his prayer to be made new:

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10 ESV

David failed, but God redeems. God restores. David still had to face the consequences of his decisions, but in that journey, God met him there.

If you want to be made new by God but believe that your past is too messed up, you can follow the path David showed us: confess, repent, and ask God to make you new. You can even use David’s exact words as you pray... "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."

When we seek God, we realize that He’s already been seeking us.

God is faithful. He loves you. He can make your heart clean. In Him, you can become a new creation.

Credits: YouVersion Bible Guided Scripture

𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝

𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦
𝘗𝘚𝘈𝘓𝘔 46:1

When my friend Pete was in Mali, West Africa, he was in a traffic accident. A man had wandered into the road in front of Pete’s bike. The bike hit the man and sent Pete and the bike crashing into the ground. Shortly after Pete woke up in the hospital, his doctor told him he had been “really lucky”. Pete smiled and replied, “God is good.”

Later he thought about the day’s events. The man who was hit hadn’t received any bad injuries, and Pete would also get better. But what if one of them had been more seriously hurt? He thought, God would be no less good.

When we go through pain or loss, we may wonder about God’s goodness. Is God always good? Yes, He is. He doesn’t promise that bad things will never happen to us, but He does promise to be “our refuge and strength” (Ps. 46:1). He doesn’t promise that we will never walk through difficult times, but He promises that we won’t be alone (23:4).

God is good—no matter what suffering we are facing. Even when we don’t understand, we can say with Habakkuk, “I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior” (Hab. 3:18).

𝙂𝙊𝘿 𝙄𝙎 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿, 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙉 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙄𝙎 𝙃𝘼𝙍𝘿.

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