“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.” (Psalm 51:12)
Taking joy out of salvation is like trying to take heat out of fire. Joyless salvation is as unreasonable as a bird that has wings but cannot fly. The person who has experienced the heartfelt joy of being saved and who through personal sin loses that joy, is miserable because sin has stolen his joy. Joyless salvation is a contradiction in terms.
That’s where King David was. Un-confessed sin and the joy of God’s salvation cannot exist together in the same person at the same time. David acknowledged and confessed his sin of adultery with Bathsheba and his attempted cover up. He then asked God to restore the joy.
One is miserable trying to carry around un-confessed sins and attempting to be joyful at the same time. Take your sins to the Cross of Christ, confess them and leave them there.
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