Sometimes I keep committing the same sin. I’ve even committed some “big” sins. Will God really forgive me?
Think about King David. God “sought” and chose David because he was “a man after His own heart” (1 Sam. 13:14; Acts 13:22), and He promised to “establish the throne of His kingdom forever” (2 Sam. 7:12-16). But then David committed adultery and arranged for the murder of a man (2 Sam. 11:1-17). Was God done with David? No! When David confessed, “I have sinned against the Lord” (2 Sam. 12:13) and pleaded with God for “a clean heart” (Psa. 51), the Lord “put away [his] sin” (2 Sam. 12:13). The Messiah came and was still called, “the son of David” (Matt. 1:1), and was given “the throne of His father David” (Luke 1:32-33).
Our God is “ready to forgive and abundant in mercy” (Psa. 86:5). When we repent and return to Him, He has compassion on us, runs to us, embraces us and restores us to full sonship (Luke 15:20-24). He “will remember no more” our lawless deeds (Heb. 10:17), because He truly longs to forgive us (Luke 23:34; 1 Tim. 2:4) and welcome us home (John 14:3; 17:24).
