Imagine
having your name forever linked with public scandal. Bathsheba knew how that
felt. It did not matter how many wonderful things she did after that fateful
bubble bath on the roof. It didn’t even matter that she may not have known she
was being ogled. Because of one huge mistake, her name became forever known as
the woman who got beloved King David into hot water with God.
Maybe
you have a label like that plastered across your reputation. You’re no longer
that person, but there are pockets of people who will forever think of you that
way—and that knowledge brings constant shame. Sometimes the choices we make
have lifelong repercussions, but that does not mean that God has turned away
from us. It was God who sent Nathan the prophet to confront David about his
sin. It was God who brought consequences for that sin—the death of their infant
son. Bathsheba had to suffer those consequences, but it was also God who gave
them another son named Solomon. This son would one day become the wealthiest,
wisest king who ever lived. Psalm 51 is David’s cry of repentance, and it
reminds us that God forgives and restores when we turn from our sin. God chose
a woman linked with adultery to be a vital part in His plan.
What
negative labels have you carried? God is in the restoration business.
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