Repentance is the only way to restore our relationship with God that was broken by the sins we committed against Him. For example David penned Psalm 51 when he was at low point in his life. He had sinned with Bathsheba and had even ordered the murder of Uriah her husband in an attempt to cover his sin. David may have thought that he had gotten by, but the Lord had witnessed it all. After God sent Nathan, the prophet, to confront him regarding his sin, David’s heart was pricked and he desired repentance.
David was a man who walked with God and yet he missed the mark, but his heart to repent and remorse over the sin he committed against God elevated him to the level of being a man after God’s own heart. David’s sin in no way advocates that we can sin and get by with it, but there is comfort found through what David had committed against God.
There is hope, forgiveness and restoration for those who truly repent from their sins and seek for God’s mercy. God stands ready to forgive, but we must confess our sin and return to Him. Rom.5:20 says “Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound”: 1 Jn.1:9 says “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. If you are at a distance, the Lord desires to restore you. Why not come as He leads? You don’t have to remain away from Him.
