Welcome to Scripture Saturday! 

Our verse for this week is 1 John 1:9..."If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

Bathsheba's life is, of course, wrapped up in King David's. It is a story of sin and where it leads. David's first step toward sin leads to adultery, lying, deceit, murder, and, finally the death of a son. But it also leads to repentance, forgiveness, restoration, and blessing. God tells David and Bathsheba, through the prophet Nathan, that He loves their son Solomon.

The Bible, at times, describes the righteous as those with "clean hands." (Psalm 24:4) Cleanliness is a metaphor for being forgiven. (Job 33:9) We are often concerned with our outward "cleanliness" but are we also concerned, to a much higher degree, with the cleanliness of our hearts, our spirits?  If God could forgive David's terrible sin, don't you think He could forgive our sin, whatever it may be?*

"For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." (Hebrews 8:12)

Have a blessed week everyone!

Sandra

*Spangler & Syswerda