Your Kingdom Come — The Prayer of David

This message tells the unvarnished account of a good man's catastrophic sin. David's adultery with Bathsheba, his orchestrated cover-up, and the engineered death of Uriah read more like a court transcript than a Sunday school story, and leave two people dead and families destroyed. Confronted by Nathan, David writes Psalm 51. The strategy of his recovery is traced through three movements: a change of heart that refocuses on God's mercy, a change of mind that owns the sin rather than blaming the devil, and a change of direction that runs back to God. The biblical word is repentance. Confession to God brings forgiveness; confession to people may carry earthly consequences, but silence keeps the chains on. The hope is striking: David was called a man after God's own heart after these sins, and through his line came the Christ.