It Was I Who Sinned

"But Satan rose up against Israel, and stirred up David to take a number of Israel. And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, take a census of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and tell me their number, that I may know it" (1 Chronicles 21:1-2).

Satan constantly incites the believer to sin; neglecting that reality is extremely dangerous. He touches our weak or vulnerable points (many times he knows what they are).

As we carefully examine the history of our walk in faith, we will discover that the cases in which we have failed are related in some way to this aspect. But we must not blame the devil alone; we must be honest and recognize that our sins and mistakes are mainly the result of our decisions; we must take personal responsibility for them.

Acknowledging that is not easy for the human soul, or rather, for the proud soul, for the hardened conscience, but it is the first step in order to be restored. Let us recognize that our failures are the result of our own responsibility, of our mistakes. That is what King David did when God punished the people for the king's wrong and sinful decision, killing thousands and thousands of people.

David spoke to God recognizing himself as the only one responsible for the sin that raised the wrath of the Lord: "Am I not the one who made the people count? It is I myself who have sinned, and indeed I have done wrong; but what have these sheep done? O LORD my God, let thine hand now be against me, and against my father's house, and let not the pestilence come upon thy people" (1 Chronicles 21:17).

King David did not justify himself before God by arguing that Satan had incited him. He knew that beyond the attacks of the evil one was his heart and his ability to decide whether to accept the devil's proposal or reject it.

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