Sin always starts off fun. I have said this more times than I can count. Because it rings true. The enemy does a great job of packaging sin to look like a gift in some cases. Lies and deceit can come easily.

Such is the case with David. He is on the roof and sees Bathsheba bathing. He had a choice to either keep looking, start to fantasize and let his imagination roam or he could have seen Bathsheba bathing and turned away. I imagine he said to himself, “What’s the harm in looking?” How different things would have been if David had turned away. And not just for him. We know the story. We know what happens.

Psalms 51 – David is now begging for God’s mercy, compassion and to be washed free from his guilt. David’s rebellion haunts him day and night.

When I think of how I ask God to forgive me of my sin it is so simple. God please forgive me for …

I respect David’s confession here. He truly acknowledges what he has done. The ripple effect of his actions, the chasm he has brought between himself and God. The despair is too much for him to take. The separation from God is more than he can bare. He is willing to do anything to repair the tear.

My prayer is that God would reveal my sin to me and that I too, can fall before the Lord with a repentant heart. That I would recognize the destruction that my sin causes to myself, those around me and most of all to my relationship with the one who loves me the most.