What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [7] 01/03/2026 (Evening thought)

Psalms 145:8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Throughout all of the different aspects of guilt and sin, we see God’s tender mercy running through as a golden thread, forgiving all manner of sin, whether it be ignorant or deliberate. But it is not His will that individuals should take advantage of His grace, and continue in sin. Jesus came to save us from our sins, not in our sins, and thus, the grace and mercy of God is engaged with this sole purpose in mind, to bring us to a state where sin would be uprooted from our hearts.

That being said, there are two aspects of forgiveness and guilt that we will hone in on for they can occur quite frequently, and must be addressed. Here they are: [1] Cases where a person is wronged but he/she does not know that they have been wronged. [2] How to rebuild trust after trust has been betrayed. Let’s begin with the first issue. If in David’s case Bathsheba didn’t get pregnant, and David confessed to God and Bathsheba, should he still go to Uriah and confess his sin by informing him of what he does not know?

And what about Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, if she did not get pregnant, should she keep the matter quiet in an attempt to save her marriage, or should she risk Uriah blowing a fuse, by telling him what he did not know? Some people, even among Christians, don’t take the issue of cheating well. In some cases, the one who was cheated on may forgive, but in other cases, the wronged one might trip a fuse, and who knows, in an age where so many spouses are armed to the tooth, you never know what tripping a fuse might lead to.

Psalms 106:44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [6] 01/02/2026 (Morning thought)

Leviticus 6:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: 7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.

This type of guilt springs from presumptuous sin and, should be avoided. However, God who delights in mercy has also made provision for this type of sin and guilt to be wiped away. David’s sin with the wife of Uriah was of the deliberate kind. David knew what he was doing when he sent for Bathsheba, and therefore, his transgression was all the more serious, for he thought about it, and then made the conscious decision to move forward with what he knew was wrong.

That’s the reason why later on in his prayers, he asks God to keep him from committing presumptuous sin so that he won’t be guilty of the great transgression, which is the grieving of the Holy Spirit… 2nd Samuel 11:3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

Psalms 19: 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Matthew 12: 31 Wherefore I say unto you, all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!