2nd Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
But such a situation does not necessarily render a person as being outside the reach of God’s grace. The grace and mercy of God could still reach such a person, if at the end of the day, he, or she is willing to choose God’s will. It all comes down to the choice which, once deployed in favor of obeying God, will produce the peaceable fruit of righteousness.
In confessing our sins, the words might not always come out right, and in some rare instances, persons may not immediately feel sorrow for sin, for some may not yet know what sorrow for sin looks like, yet God can take any person from where they are, to where they ought to be. Confession is not so much about us saying the right words, as it is the heart that is willing to choose the changes God is asking for. One might utter incorrect words, and may leave out what might seem to us as critically important, such as “I’m sorry” and yet that person’s confession could be genuine.
When you read the Bible closely, in most instances where confession was after the godly sort, persons didn’t say I’m sorry, because confession really goes beyond political correctness, since God looks at the heart, and not merely correct words that are spoken in perfect English. In other words, at the end of the day, confession of the godly sort, which results in a change of course for the right, may not initially seem to fit in with the human version of what confession is supposed to be but God who reads the hearts and motives of all will have the last word.
Luke 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!