What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [10] 01/04/2026 (Morning thought)

2nd Samuel 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Take a good look at God’s response to David, after he admits to doing wrong, for when we declare God is merciful, we must understand and know what we are speaking of. The Lord immediately gives David the assurance that he would not die, on account of his sin. However, the issue we grappled with pertaining to a spouse or an individual not knowing that they have been wronged, must be addressed. The letter of the law clearly states that we should confess our faults one to another.

That is true, and cannot be controverted, but there are certain instances where discretion, and praying to God would have to guide individuals, so as to manage prudently, a potentially volatile situation….John 8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

John 8:6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

John 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

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

What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [9] 01/04/2026 (Evening thought)

Leviticus 20: 10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Are there things the wife or the husband are better off not knowing, or, in situations where skeletons are in your closet, should persons open a potential can of worms, by confessing to the one who doesn’t know that they were wronged? The Bible strongly encourages husbands and wives to be honest and straightforward with each other, and wherever possible and sensible, confessing to one another is in order. But persons must be careful and wise in doing so.

[ 1LTMS, MS 1 1855, par 5] The wife should have no secrets to keep from her husband, and let others know, and the husband should have no secrets to keep from his wife to relate to others…. Confessing infidelity to one’s spouse doesn’t always come with the guarantee that everything would go smoothly. In David’s case, he trembled for his life, for if he were to confess his sin to Uriah, the soldier could legally put David to death, and he could also take out Bathsheba in the process.

[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 718] None could foresee what would be the result should the crime become known. The law of God pronounced the adulterer guilty of death, and the proud-spirited soldier, so shamefully wronged, might avenge himself by taking the life of the king or by exciting the nation to revolt.

2nd Samuel 11:4 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. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

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