In 2 Sam 12, we gain some insight into the way God forgives sins. David’s actions should have resulted in death under the law, but instead “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless…the child who is born to you shall die.” The consequences of David’s sins affected him for the rest of his life, just as we have to live with the consequences of our actions. But David was forgiven by God, his sin was “put away”.
We read of this forgiveness on a national level in Jer 16. God says “I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers”. Even though their fathers had forsaken God, served other gods and not kept God’s law, God kept His promises, didn’t completely destroy them, gave them hope of a time they would return to their land.
In Matt 27 we read of the extent that God went to, in offering up His only beloved son, so that we could be saved. Let’s follow the example of Jesus, dedicating our lives to serving and worshipping our God.