Against You and You alone I have sinned

“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.” - Psalms 51v4

David realised the immensity of his sin with Bathsheba. Although many people were affected by his sin, Urriah was dead and Bathsheba was pregnant. Bathsheba’s son was going to die. David certainly offended many by his sin, but in reality he knew that his sin, like all sin, was well and truly against God.

All sin is an affront to and is against God Himself. God is holy and he expects His people to be holy and live holy lives. Every time we sin we go totally against God and His plan for us. We tend to not take sin that seriously, especially if there are no obvious “victims.”

We must learn to see every sin as a sin against God.