Forgiveness Does Not Forfeit All Consequences

Although God is quick to forgive, there may still be consequences for our sin.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   David’s confession of sin is short. To the point. Two words in the Hebrew language I believe. And yet it was complete. And so too is the pronouncement of forgiveness. But you have to take note, that even though David is forgiven, there are earthly consequences to his sin. A punishment, a consequence must be had. And that discipline falls upon David’s son. This does not sit well with us at all, does it? How is it right that this child is punished instead of David. Well, that’s just it. This is punishing David. David’s sin does come with a cost—the cost of public humiliation, the cost of no peace in his house, and the cost of his own son. Sometimes there are worse punishments than death. We will examine this further in the days to come, but what I want us to see is that there would be another Son of David who would die as a punishment. And it is because of His death that repentance is made possible, that forgiveness is offered, and that fellowship can be restored.