FAITH CAPSULE: Follow the word of God to keep you away from the path of sin. 

2 Samuel 11, 12:1-25

One that follows the word of God does not despise God but takes a position to see God. Despising the word of God will set one for self-destruction. (Proverbs 13:13) 
In life, one that is despising the word of God will sink into sin. 
With sin, one is not seeking God and will not see God. 
The Case of the sin of David and Hezekiah:
King David saw and sent for Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. The Bible records, “…and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” (2 Samuel 11:4-5)
David was wrong by his attempt to cover up his doing with Bathsheba when he sent Uriah to the front of war for his death. It was a wicked act from David, a man identified by God as one after His own heart. (1 Samuel 13:14) 
God will not overlook the sin of anyone regardless of the past good act before God. Before God, the only way to come out clean of sin is to turn away (repent) from sin.
The sin of King David before God called for Prophet Nathan to go and rebuke David. At the approach of David by Prophet Nathan, David repented his sin. 2 Samuel 12:13 records the response of David, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.  
Repentance will bring forth redemption.
The repentance of David before God granted Him the mercy of God. 
God did not withdraw His spirit from David and not cut off His word from him. 
The word of God speaks to all, “Turn at my rebuke; surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.” (Proverbs 1:23) All need to learn from turning to God to gain the presence of God. David was rebuked, turned to repent and retain the hand of God over his life. 
Hezekiah was sick with the mark to die when the word of God rebuked him through Prophet Isaiah stating, “…thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” (Isaiah 38:1) The bible records the response of repentance by Hezekiah, “Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD.” (Isaiah 1:2) Just like David, Hezekiah repented at the rebuke of Isaiah, the prophet of God, and the word of God gave life to Hezekiah in the place of death.
What is it that stops you from turning away from sin to God at His rebuke?
With sin, no one will gain the presence of God. 
Come out of sin, live life by the word of God, gain and retain the presence of God.

Prayer for today: Ask for the mercy of God to locate you for deliverance from sin.