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Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.PSALM 51:10 AMP

Oh yes, David knew he had sinned, but at the time of pleasure, he didn't remember the consequences. Whilst kings were going to war, David sent his generals and took a walk along the roof of his palace. You could argue and ask why a full grown woman was having a bath outside, but when you weigh the consequences of David's actions, you would understand why God detests sin, no matter in whom it is found.

So he took the woman, slept with her and killed the husband. Nobody was there then, but we read about it today. When you are dealing with the Creator of the heart, you must know that nothing is hidden from him. He created us and knows the deepest desires of our hearts. Why then would need a new heart? Could it be that the human heart needs a divine touch if it is to function as God desires? In that human, carnal form, God cannot trust the heart,  which is why at salvation and sanctification, he promises a heart of flesh in replacement of the heart of stone inherited from our mortality.

For all of us, his breath at creation is a portion of his Spirit and essence. As long as we breathe, we have that bit of him in us. Sin cannot kill it; it may only make us ignore its warnings and nudging. We really can't function at our best unless we have God's best in us. We cannot fully display his power until we have dealt with the power of sin and death, and we can only do it by his power. Forget power, position, privilege and possessions; these are only for a while. Settle the eternal with God, and the rest will fall in place. Ask God to bring today's extract to reality in you and see the wonders he will do with your life. Solomon, the product of the union of Bathsheba and David became king after David. Who says it is over unless you refuse to return to God? His time of favour is here.