The more I grow in my walk with the Lord the more I realize that God knows, understands, and sees so much more than I could ever comprehend. He has a perfect plan, and my job is to submit my will, my mind and soul, to His sovereignty. This would be frightening, except that the character of God is complete goodness, love, justice, and mercy. His ways are higher than ours and we can trust what He is doing, even when it doesn’t make sense from our limited perspective.

Around 500 BC the King of Persia was throwing a party.  Persia was an area stretching from the upper Nile region all the way through India. Xerxes, known for his heavy drinking and quick temper, had been partying for 180 days; that is not a misprint.

David had to pay the price for his sin. He knew he could no longer hide. So rather than wallowing in self-pity, David sought God’s forgiveness and redemption. The fact of the matter is this, we are all sinners and all have fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23), but we have a choice to make.

David had to pay the price for his sin. He knew he could no longer hide. So rather than wallowing in self-pity, David sought God’s forgiveness and redemption. The fact of the matter is this, we are all sinners and all have fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23), but we have a choice to make.

Imagine how these words we read today landed on David’s ears. The prophet of the Lord, Nathan, put the sin of David into perspective. We see that David’s rage was boiling, he detested the wickedness of the wealthy man in the story.