Psalm 51:15–17 (ESV) —
15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not
despise.
NOTE: It is easy to
give a gift or do something physical in an attempt to appease. To change
internally, is a lot harder, because deep down we known it has to be real to be
effective. In the area of the physical response, we can give things and also
not be honest, but we feel it more when we try to be sorry inside and yet we
know we are not sorry. I think what bothered David the most is that he realized
that his sin was specifically against God. How? When David sought out
Bathsheba, he knew it was wrong. He knew God saw it. He lived hiding a sin he
knew could not be hidden. And yet, he tried to ignore the internal while
focusing on the externals. And by doing all that he was saying, that God's
commandments are not the best for my life--I will choose my own rules--I will
live like other kings. Whatever his motivations, in the end it was good to be
found out and publicly denounced by Nathan. He was probably relieved to let the
ugliness see the light. And now, after 9-10 months, he writes what he should have
said almost a year earlier. It hurt, everything about it hurt--the very reason
God has established his law--because he knows what is best for us. May we
always immediately turn to God in brokenness and confession.
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