{"id":1631,"date":"2022-02-02T01:14:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T01:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2022-01-30T22:22:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:22:27","slug":"its-time-to-go-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/its-time-to-go-back\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Go Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, February 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Time to Go Back<\/strong><\/p>\n

So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. \u00a02 Samuel 12:20<\/strong><\/p>\n

The account of David and Bathsheba is probably not the best moment of David\u2019s life. Yes, out of this relationship the wise king Solomon was born, but I cannot help but think if David had a chance to remove this account, he would. Because David was dishonest in his handling of this situation God, through Nathan the prophet tells him that the child conceived from this relationship will die. And so David becomes very upset, you know He is a fighter he brings out his spiritual sword this time he starts to fast deprives himself of food. He doesn’t change his clothes for days he lays before the Lord, in sackcloth and ashes asking God to spare this baby’s life, but God does not and the child eventually dies. David\u2019s men are so concerned about his mental state because he\u2019s been in such agony really for so many days \u2013 but once hearing the news of the child\u2019s death David completes his mourning and goes into the house of God for worship.<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 12:20 says, \u201cDavid arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshipped<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

When you have fallen short when you are in dry grounds. When you feel ashamed when you do things you wish you could change and when it costs not only you but others around you things you wish you could repay but you can\u2019t what do you do?<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s verse tells us what David did during this time, he got up and went back to God.<\/p>\n

The message here says, yes there may be\u00a0some things\u00a0that you did that you wish you had not done. But what you did does not change who God is. The Lord, gracious and compassionate abounding in love to a thousand generations. David said I wish in the depths of me, I hadn\u2019t done this thing, but I can\u2019t stay in these mourning clothes forever! I will arise and go back to my Father. This is why God sent His son, in exchange for our sin because He loves us so much. God provided the ultimate sacrifice for all mankind so that we can have access to forgiveness and a restored relationship with the Father. Your identity is not in what you did, it is restored in who God is. It is only as we conform to the truth of God and His word, rather than that of the world, that we can actually be transformed and prove God\u2019s good, acceptable, and perfect will in our lives.<\/p>\n

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Prayer for today<\/strong>: Loving Father, who makes all things new and brings beauty from our ashes: bind up my broken heart and make it whole again. I ask that You turn my despair into rejoicing. For I will put my trust in You and believe in Your promises of hope once more. These things I set in my heart today. Amen<\/em><\/p>\n

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