THE PENANCE OF KING DAVID; PART 2 (THE NEED FOR BROKENNESS)

 THE PENANCE OF KING DAVID; PART 2(THE NEED FOR BROKENNESS)

Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

The more reason why we should be conscious of our sin is because we have the Spirit of God in us and the spirit of God hates evil. When the Spirit of God left King Saul the evil spirit entered him; the same David was hired to chase the evil spirit away by playing harp (1 Samuel 16:14-23); so, David knows what it meant not to be in the presence of God. He also asks for a clean heart because our heart is the connecting link between us and God and when the heart is corrupted the connection will automatically be cut off. It is good to study the word of God and let it become an integral part of your life, so that when you are in trouble you will know exactly how to reach God. David was repeating the word of God in the book of  (Ezekiel 36:23-38) after that David knew that God had heard him and he got up from the floor and ate. God's word is His language and we all should learn how to speak this language because we are the citizens of heaven.

Ezekiel 36:25 (Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them).

A stony heart is a dead heart, a heart of disobedience, an evil heart, satanic heart.  God has to save David´s heart from being completely dead, he did not want Satan to turn David into his agent. He sent a messenger to go and speak to him and remind him of his sin in case he did not know; many times God has tried to do the same to us and many of us have ignored and moved on with our lives as if nothing has happened. David quickly went into serious PENANCE; he lost the child so he will know the pain of losing someone; he inflicted pain to the family of Uriah the Hittite and he never cared. What many people are going through now may be as a result of God trying to draw our tension to something that we have done wrong and He did not want us to continue that way. It is good to ask questions when our situation refuses to change and the answers to our prayers are not forthcoming. ¨O God, show me my record¨ Is there anything I need to correct? instead of blaming God for not answering your prayer or changing your situation? Speaking from experience; I have been privileged many times to receive instruction from God. But at the early stage of my relationship with God I never knew it was a calling; when I receive such instruction for my close friend or relative I will just casually drop it to them. Most times we have prayed our issue through and all we need is just a divine direction but if we are not rightly positioned we may not hear from God and in His mercy He may look for someone close to you and send you a message. Whenever I get such a message, If it is prayer I will take it upon myself and pray it through without a word to those concerns and i prefer it that way because i don't want people to insult me or saying what the hell is she talking about; in fact back then i used to be over sensitive. But most of the time these messages come as pure instruction or direction. God knows how to train His children and get us in the right direction; He gave me a message in 2014 and I did not follow up properly and as a result a child died; I actually delivered the message but I did not put pressure on them to take action because it was something that required action. I never knew because I was still growing in the area of intercession. In 2018 when God drew my attention to what happened then; I felt sorry and guilty and immediately went into penance without trying to analyse the situation surrounding the incident. Our negligence towards others can anger God; I learn to take my Job seriously no matter the insult, that is your problem, so long I have done my own part. David came out of that PENANCE with the famous Psalm 51. He asks God to create in him a new heart because it has been replaced with the heart of a stone and he also asks for a re-newer of God Spirit in Him; He recognizes the emptiness. If that child did not die, believe me David will not know how bad his crime was; but it does not need to be that way. David mentions his crime, blood guiltiness; so we need to mention exactly what we have done when praying for forgiveness; don´t assume that God knows. PENANCE is meant to restore us back to God and to His original intention concerning our life. It brings peace and joy that accompany salvation; It is for our restoration; It is meant for us to know and to understand God and also to teach others about His goodness and loving kindness and to win souls to God. So, it is not meant to punish us. It is meant for our prosperity because after the creation of a new heart, the children of Israel were restored and God made their Land fruitful; and for David He made a new covenant with him.

Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. 

Ezekiel 36:28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

PRAYER:

O Lord, have mercy upon me; i am sorry for my sin; cleanse me with your precious blood and renew the right spirit within me O God my Father. Take away the stony heart from me and give me a heart of flesh; and I vow to return all the glory to your holy name. Thank you Jesus for restoring me to the original image you have created me.

Friends, I am also learning today by revelation that Psalm 51 was inspired from the book of Ezekiel 36. May the Lord continue to guide us as we continue in this journey, in Jesus name. Please read more about it in your private study. There is no assumption when it comes to salvation; if you are not saved then you are not safe; in case you are not yet a child of God; cease this opportunity to become one of us by praying this salvation prayer below and blessed, in Jesus name.

Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.

NENE ISAH,

#womanyouarefree; Twitter: @woyouarefree; Email: neneisahoc@gmail.com

WOMAN YOU ARE FREE GOSPEL OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL