July 11, 2024 • 13 mins
In this episode of The Heartbeat of Faith, we delve deep into the life of King David and explore one of the most profound moments of his journey—his repentance. As we reflect on David's story, we are reminded that no sin is beyond the reach of God's mercy. King David, a man who had achieved great victories but also committed grievous sins, teaches us the power of honest prayer and the depth of God's grace.
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As you listen to the words of Psalm 51 in this episode, may you find solace in the knowledge that no matter the depth of your sins, God's mercy is available to those who seek it. Repentance and prayer can restore even the most broken souls. We invite you to join us on this journey of faith, learning the Bible in a captivating way, and making prayer a priority in your life through the Pray.com app. No sin is too hideous for God's mercy, and as you reach out to Him in sincerity, He will answer, just as He did for King David. God bless, and thank you for being a part of The Heartbeat of Faith community.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Let us pray have mercy on me, God, according to
your loving kindness, according to the multitude of your tender mercies,
blot out my transgressions. Psalm chapter fifty one, Verse one.
Heavenly Father, you are wholly and mighty to save, you,
redeem the broken, and give the sinner new dignity as
(00:24):
a saint. Thank you for looking upon me with mercy.
Undoubtedly I sinned and fell short of your glory, but
you extended mercy to me and enveloped me with your
love and your kindness. You took my sins away as
far as the east is from the west, to be
remembered no more. Now your spirit indwells me and guides
(00:46):
me through the path of righteousness. And I behold your
glory in Jesus's name. Amen, Thank you for praying with
me to day. Now discover the intricacies of scripture through
pray dot COM's podcast The Heartbeat of Faith with doctor
Andrew Farley.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Out of all the psalms, refrained from the voice of David.
This is perhaps the saddest. But on the other side
of anguish and shame are comfort and love. David experienced that,
and so can you.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
His voice echoed through the chambers as David saying, have
mercy on me, Oh my God, because of your faithful love.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
No sin is too hideous or beyond God's forgiveness.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Hi.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
I'm doctor Andrew Farley, and welcome to another episode of
the Heartbeat of Faith. This past week has been dedicated
to prayer. We're looking at powerful prayers and the transformed
lives of those who uttered them. Today we look at
a famous prayer uttered by King David when he was
(02:11):
at his lowest. We all stumble and fall, but very
few have slipped like King David. The anointed King of
God had many highs in his life. He slew giants,
toppled tyrants, and brought a small nation into prominence. But
for all his victories, he also had many failures. In
(02:34):
a moment of weakness, he took another man's wife, Bathsheba,
and god her pregnant. If that weren't bad enough, he
killed her husband, Eurah. To hide his sins, David thought
he had gotten away with it and was content to
marry Bathsheba to cover up his failures. But God saw
(02:56):
his hideous sins and sent the prophet Nathan to confront him.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
You are that man, Nathan yelled, pointing his finger at
the king. God has anointed you to be king over Israel.
He delivered you out of the hand of Saul. He
has blessed you with riches beyond your wildest dreams.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Not only do you.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Have a wife, but you have three, and yet you
strike down ur ear for his David's soul began to
crumble as Nathan spoke for God. Yet he said nothing.
Nathan continued and said, thus says the Lord, the sword
shall not leave your household. There will be strife in
(03:40):
your household and war among your children. David wept on
the floor before Nathan. Sobbing filled the room as David
wailed before God on his knees. David put his hands
over his face and whispered, I have sinned against you,
my God.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
We can all look back at our lives and appreciate
when we didn't get away with certain things. Sometimes getting
caught is the best thing for us. It shakes us
up and forces us to deal with the harsh consequences.
David was an exempt from the harsh reality of sin.
(04:19):
He had to wrestle with severe consequences as the child
he and Bathsheba conceived past shortly after birth.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Nathan looked down at David, grieved over what he was
about to say. David, the child that has just been
born will pass away, but God will restore you. He
will not leave you. David continued to lie on the ground, sobbing.
Nathan left the room and allowed David to weep before
(04:52):
his God. After this has had happened with many children
in those days, the infant became sick. David sat before
God in silence. He fasted, he prayed. He sought God
intently for seven days on behalf of his newborn son. However,
the sickness claimed him and.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
The child passed.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
After a week. David was alone in a dark room
where he often prayed to God. Tears had dried on
his face and his body was trembling from lack of
food and water. David could hear murmurs from some of
his servants behind him. Still looking forward, David asked, is
my son dead? The servants were silent for a moment
(05:37):
and said, yes, he is dead.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Brokenness and despair. These are emotions David was all too
familiar with. Many of God's mightiest heroes experienced profound tragedy
and loss Joseph had to deal with the consequences of
his pride, and Moses wasn't allowed to enter the Promised
(06:03):
Land because of his anger. Another example is Jonah, who
disobeyed God's command to preach to the people of Nineveh
and fled on a ship. Instead, God sent a storm
that threatened to sink the boat, and Jonah eventually confessed
his disobedience and was thrown overboard, where a giant fish
(06:27):
swallowed him from the belly of the beast, Jonah expressed
his repentance.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Jonah awoke in darkness. He could barely move and could
see nothing around him. The stench of rotting fish and
stomach acid filled his nostrils. He could hear nothing but
his own panicked breathing. For hours, he lamented his own undoing.
He tried to escape, with no success. He was trapped
(06:56):
in an underwater tomb. Hours passed, then a day. Hunger
and thirst consumed him, and he could feel his joints
beginning to cramp in place. Yet there was this peace
that Jonah felt. During the second day, surrounded by darkness,
Jonah began to feel the presence of God. Joy welled
(07:17):
up inside Jonah and he began to sing to the Lord.
I called to God in my time of need, and
he answered me. From the belly of the grave, I cried,
and he heard. You cast me into the depths. O Lord,
You threw me into the heart of the seas, and
your waves crashed over me. I am driven away from you,
(07:39):
but I will set my eyes upon your temple. The
waters have closed in to kill me. The deep has
surrounded me. The weeds are wrapping around my neck. Yet
I will praise and give thanks to you.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
My God. God's heroes were not immune to consequences. David
had to face his failures. After mourning his loss, David
repented before the Lord. He poured his soul out to
God and wrote a heart wrenching psalm.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
David stood up, washed himself, and changed his clothes. He
worshiped God into the night, singing a song of brokenness
and praise. His voice echoed through the chambers as David sang,
have mercy on me, Oh my God, because of your
faithful love, because of your abundant mercy, cover my sins,
(08:39):
wash me, cleanse me from all that keeps me from you.
David played his harp, as he once did in the
hills of Bethlehem. Slowly his heart began to grow warm
from God's presence.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Psalm fifty one was written out of grief and despair.
David felt the weight of his but he knew the
Lord was merciful and sought restoration. Out of all the
psalms refrained from the voice of David, this is perhaps
the saddest. But on the other side of anguish and
shame are comfort and restoration. Listen to the words of
(09:18):
Psalm fifty one about God's mercy.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness,
according to the multitude of your tender mercies. Blot out
my transgressions, Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me
from my sin, for I know my transgressions. My sin
is constantly before me against you and you.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
Only.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
I have sinned and done that which is evil in
your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak,
and justified when you judge. Behold, I was born in iniquity.
My mother conceived me in sin. Behold, you desire truth
in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the
(10:06):
inmost place. Purify me with hissop, and I will be clean,
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let
me hear joy and gladness that the bones which you
have broken may rejoice. Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a
(10:27):
clean heart. O, God, renew a right spirit within me.
Don't throw me from your presence, and don't take your
holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of
your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit, Psalm fifty
one one through twelve.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
David experienced the consequences of his sin with Bathsheba, including
the loss of their child. Sin has consequences. However, in
the New Covenant we have the incredible news that Jesus
has taken upon himself all punishment for our sins. The
wages of sin is death, but Jesus died, leaving no
(11:14):
wages left for you to pay. While you may still
face earthly consequences for your actions, you can find comfort
in knowing that God is not hurling punishment in your direction. Ever, No,
you are forever reconciled to God and at perfect peace
(11:35):
with him. In the Old Testament, we see David expressing
his deep awareness of his transgressions and his longing for
purification and renewal. However, as New Covenant believers, we have
something even better than David ever experienced. Through the Cross
(11:55):
and resurrection of Jesus Christ, We've been perfectly forgiven and
cleansed of all our sins. We don't need to constantly
dwell on our past mistakes or fear being separated from
God's presence. No, we can rejoice in the joy and
gladness that comes from knowing we've been made new in Christ.
(12:20):
Our hearts have been made clean, and we've been filled
with the Holy Spirit who will never leave us. We
can confidently stand in the joy of our salvation knowing
we have total forgiveness of all our sins, a new heart,
a new spirit, and God's Spirit living in us forever. Truly, we,
(12:44):
as New Testament Believers, have experienced God's mercy and grace
to the fullest. Thank you for listening to today's episode
of the Heartbeat of Faith podcast. Follow the podcast so
you can learn the bye in this entertaining and inspiring way,
and don't forget to leave a review. Also download the
(13:08):
Prey dot Com app, and for more encouragement in God's grace,
visit Andrew Farley dot org. That's Andrew Farley dot org.
Let us pray have mercy on me, God, according to
your loving kindness, according to the multitude of your tender mercies,
blot out my transgressions. Psalm chapter fifty one, Verse one.
Heavenly Father, you are wholly and mighty to save, you,
redeem the broken, and give the sinner new dignity as
(00:24):
a saint. Thank you for looking upon me with mercy.
Undoubtedly I sinned and fell short of your glory, but
you extended mercy to me and enveloped me with your
love and your kindness. You took my sins away as
far as the east is from the west, to be
remembered no more. Now your spirit indwells me and guides
(00:46):
me through the path of righteousness. And I behold your
glory in Jesus's name. Amen, Thank you for praying with
me to day. Now discover the intricacies of scripture through
pray dot COM's podcast The Heartbeat of Faith with doctor
Andrew Farley.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Out of all the psalms, refrained from the voice of David.
This is perhaps the saddest. But on the other side
of anguish and shame are comfort and love. David experienced that,
and so can you.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
His voice echoed through the chambers as David saying, have
mercy on me, Oh my God, because of your faithful love.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
No sin is too hideous or beyond God's forgiveness.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Hi.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
I'm doctor Andrew Farley, and welcome to another episode of
the Heartbeat of Faith. This past week has been dedicated
to prayer. We're looking at powerful prayers and the transformed
lives of those who uttered them. Today we look at
a famous prayer uttered by King David when he was
(02:11):
at his lowest. We all stumble and fall, but very
few have slipped like King David. The anointed King of
God had many highs in his life. He slew giants,
toppled tyrants, and brought a small nation into prominence. But
for all his victories, he also had many failures. In
(02:34):
a moment of weakness, he took another man's wife, Bathsheba,
and god her pregnant. If that weren't bad enough, he
killed her husband, Eurah. To hide his sins, David thought
he had gotten away with it and was content to
marry Bathsheba to cover up his failures. But God saw
(02:56):
his hideous sins and sent the prophet Nathan to confront him.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
You are that man, Nathan yelled, pointing his finger at
the king. God has anointed you to be king over Israel.
He delivered you out of the hand of Saul. He
has blessed you with riches beyond your wildest dreams.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Not only do you.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Have a wife, but you have three, and yet you
strike down ur ear for his David's soul began to
crumble as Nathan spoke for God. Yet he said nothing.
Nathan continued and said, thus says the Lord, the sword
shall not leave your household. There will be strife in
(03:40):
your household and war among your children. David wept on
the floor before Nathan. Sobbing filled the room as David
wailed before God on his knees. David put his hands
over his face and whispered, I have sinned against you,
my God.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
We can all look back at our lives and appreciate
when we didn't get away with certain things. Sometimes getting
caught is the best thing for us. It shakes us
up and forces us to deal with the harsh consequences.
David was an exempt from the harsh reality of sin.
(04:19):
He had to wrestle with severe consequences as the child
he and Bathsheba conceived past shortly after birth.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Nathan looked down at David, grieved over what he was
about to say. David, the child that has just been
born will pass away, but God will restore you. He
will not leave you. David continued to lie on the ground, sobbing.
Nathan left the room and allowed David to weep before
(04:52):
his God. After this has had happened with many children
in those days, the infant became sick. David sat before
God in silence. He fasted, he prayed. He sought God
intently for seven days on behalf of his newborn son. However,
the sickness claimed him and.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
The child passed.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
After a week. David was alone in a dark room
where he often prayed to God. Tears had dried on
his face and his body was trembling from lack of
food and water. David could hear murmurs from some of
his servants behind him. Still looking forward, David asked, is
my son dead? The servants were silent for a moment
(05:37):
and said, yes, he is dead.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Brokenness and despair. These are emotions David was all too
familiar with. Many of God's mightiest heroes experienced profound tragedy
and loss Joseph had to deal with the consequences of
his pride, and Moses wasn't allowed to enter the Promised
(06:03):
Land because of his anger. Another example is Jonah, who
disobeyed God's command to preach to the people of Nineveh
and fled on a ship. Instead, God sent a storm
that threatened to sink the boat, and Jonah eventually confessed
his disobedience and was thrown overboard, where a giant fish
(06:27):
swallowed him from the belly of the beast, Jonah expressed
his repentance.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Jonah awoke in darkness. He could barely move and could
see nothing around him. The stench of rotting fish and
stomach acid filled his nostrils. He could hear nothing but
his own panicked breathing. For hours, he lamented his own undoing.
He tried to escape, with no success. He was trapped
(06:56):
in an underwater tomb. Hours passed, then a day. Hunger
and thirst consumed him, and he could feel his joints
beginning to cramp in place. Yet there was this peace
that Jonah felt. During the second day, surrounded by darkness,
Jonah began to feel the presence of God. Joy welled
(07:17):
up inside Jonah and he began to sing to the Lord.
I called to God in my time of need, and
he answered me. From the belly of the grave, I cried,
and he heard. You cast me into the depths. O Lord,
You threw me into the heart of the seas, and
your waves crashed over me. I am driven away from you,
(07:39):
but I will set my eyes upon your temple. The
waters have closed in to kill me. The deep has
surrounded me. The weeds are wrapping around my neck. Yet
I will praise and give thanks to you.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
My God. God's heroes were not immune to consequences. David
had to face his failures. After mourning his loss, David
repented before the Lord. He poured his soul out to
God and wrote a heart wrenching psalm.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
David stood up, washed himself, and changed his clothes. He
worshiped God into the night, singing a song of brokenness
and praise. His voice echoed through the chambers as David sang,
have mercy on me, Oh my God, because of your
faithful love, because of your abundant mercy, cover my sins,
(08:39):
wash me, cleanse me from all that keeps me from you.
David played his harp, as he once did in the
hills of Bethlehem. Slowly his heart began to grow warm
from God's presence.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Psalm fifty one was written out of grief and despair.
David felt the weight of his but he knew the
Lord was merciful and sought restoration. Out of all the
psalms refrained from the voice of David, this is perhaps
the saddest. But on the other side of anguish and
shame are comfort and restoration. Listen to the words of
(09:18):
Psalm fifty one about God's mercy.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness,
according to the multitude of your tender mercies. Blot out
my transgressions, Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me
from my sin, for I know my transgressions. My sin
is constantly before me against you and you.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
Only.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
I have sinned and done that which is evil in
your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak,
and justified when you judge. Behold, I was born in iniquity.
My mother conceived me in sin. Behold, you desire truth
in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the
(10:06):
inmost place. Purify me with hissop, and I will be clean,
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let
me hear joy and gladness that the bones which you
have broken may rejoice. Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a
(10:27):
clean heart. O, God, renew a right spirit within me.
Don't throw me from your presence, and don't take your
holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of
your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit, Psalm fifty
one one through twelve.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
David experienced the consequences of his sin with Bathsheba, including
the loss of their child. Sin has consequences. However, in
the New Covenant we have the incredible news that Jesus
has taken upon himself all punishment for our sins. The
wages of sin is death, but Jesus died, leaving no
(11:14):
wages left for you to pay. While you may still
face earthly consequences for your actions, you can find comfort
in knowing that God is not hurling punishment in your direction. Ever, No,
you are forever reconciled to God and at perfect peace
(11:35):
with him. In the Old Testament, we see David expressing
his deep awareness of his transgressions and his longing for
purification and renewal. However, as New Covenant believers, we have
something even better than David ever experienced. Through the Cross
(11:55):
and resurrection of Jesus Christ, We've been perfectly forgiven and
cleansed of all our sins. We don't need to constantly
dwell on our past mistakes or fear being separated from
God's presence. No, we can rejoice in the joy and
gladness that comes from knowing we've been made new in Christ.
(12:20):
Our hearts have been made clean, and we've been filled
with the Holy Spirit who will never leave us. We
can confidently stand in the joy of our salvation knowing
we have total forgiveness of all our sins, a new heart,
a new spirit, and God's Spirit living in us forever. Truly, we,
(12:44):
as New Testament Believers, have experienced God's mercy and grace
to the fullest. Thank you for listening to today's episode
of the Heartbeat of Faith podcast. Follow the podcast so
you can learn the bye in this entertaining and inspiring way,
and don't forget to leave a review. Also download the
(13:08):
Prey dot Com app, and for more encouragement in God's grace,
visit Andrew Farley dot org. That's Andrew Farley dot org.
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