When God Comes Knocking!

The Life of DAvid

When God Comes Knocking!

2 Samuel 12, Psalm 32, Psalm 51

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Psalm 32:3-4

Nathan – Offering a LIfeGiving REbuke

1.Obey God’s

The Lord sent Nathan to David.  Vs. 1

2. Speak the Truth

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!  Vs. 7

3. Speak the Truth

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 27:6

The goal is not to be but to help others get

David – Genuine Repentance

1.I take for my Sin

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned…” vs. 13

2.I Acknowledge I’ve really sinned against

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Vs. 13

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. Psalm 51:3-4

3. I am and before God

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

Psalm 51:16-17

God’s Response to a Repenant Heart

1.He

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin.  Vs. 13b

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. Psalm 32:5

Forgiveness doesn’t always erase

2.He gives

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.” Vs. 13

God’s Grace is than My