Give Me Joy Again Psalms 51:8

7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again;


Nathan the prophet has just had his visit with King David. He has told him of God's judgment concerning his sin with Bathsheba. Perhaps David thought that he had gotten away with his sin. After all, he was king! David made some crucial mistakes, which cost him dearly. First of all, kings were to go to war with their troops. David was not supposed to have been at his palace when he first saw Bathsheba bathing. When we are not doing what we are supposed to be doing, we run the additional risk of complicating our lives! Such was the case for David. His lust turned to lies. His mischief turned to murder.

God sent Nathan to make David face his sin. The truth is, David already knew what he had done. David's mistake was he thought that he had gotten away with his sin. Listen to his prayer, "give me back my joy again." David had lost the joy that was his because he walked with God. He may have been king but he did not have fellowship with God, which cost him his joy. God sent Nathan to restore that fellowship between Him and David. Not only did David lose his joy, God lost His. When David fell to his knees before God and prayed,"purify me from my sins and wash me" God was ready to cleanse David and make him whiter than snow.

God wanted fellowship with David more than David wanted fellowship with God. God missed His joy more than David missed his! When we sin against God, we rob Him of the opportunity to get the joy He so much wants to experience as He is able to do for us as His children. That is the reason He sends His Spirit to us to convict us of our sin and help us get headed in the right direction! He wants His joy to be full, as our joy is made full!

When your joy needs a boost, know that it is God Himself tugging at your heart strings letting you know that He needs a shot of joy Himself as He is able to bring joy into your heart!