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Psalm
51:1-4
Have
mercy on me, O God,
According
to your unfailing love;
According
to your great compassion
Blot
out my transgressions.
Wash
away all my iniquity
And cleanse
me from my sin.
David pleads for God’s mercy for God to blot out his transgressions, to wash away his sins and remove any trace of sin from his heart.
For
I know my transgressions,
And my
sin is always before me.
Against
you and you only have I sinned
And done
what is evil in your sight,
So that
you are proved right when you speak
And justified
when you judge.
David knows what he did, and he knows it was sinful, and
it will always be before him.
King David is being honest here. He knows he has been
found out. The prophet Nathan confronted him about his affair with Bathsheba
and all that entailed. We, who claim to belong to Jesus, must examine our lives
and our hearts to find our transgressions and surrender ourselves to God. It is
up to each of us to do this for ourselves, no one can do it for us.
David speaks honestly before
the LORD. We must do likewise.
I am taking a break from blogging. I have some things to
take care of and need to get refreshed. I have been running close to empty and
need to replenish myself and take care of some other things. I will be back on
Tuesday, September 1st.
See you upon your return to blogland. I often marvel at the very flawed people God chooses to do His work. David even caused the death of Bathsheba's husband.
ReplyDeleteTerra,Thank you for your kind thoughts. I love the meme that lists all the flawed people God used in the Bible. Peace and blessings to you.
DeleteThank you for sharing this Psalm and the context. King David left for us so many amazing verses from his life and depth of His soul and love for God. THat we can read them in our prayer time and lift up our hearts and transgressions before the LORD is really amazing to think of that connection. Have a nice blog break and may you be refreshed by time away. Blessings💛
ReplyDeleteShayndel: Thank you for your warm thoughts. I have spent time reading the Psalms during this pandemic. They are beautiful and make me think about where I need to be in my walk with God. Peace and blessings to you.
Deletethank you for this beautiful depiction of David's prayer of repentance and for forgiveness. We all need to be reminded of God's mercy and forgiveness and apply it to our own lives and to others' who may need to be forgiven. Hope you will have a pleasant and productive time away. Please get the rest and refreshing that you need and come back when you can! We will miss you.
ReplyDeletePam: Thank you for your well-wishes and your deeply-thought out comment about God's mercy and forgiveness. Peace and blessings to you
DeleteIt is good to know that in Christ the work has been done for our forgiveness.
ReplyDeleteGrace be with you.
Yes, it is. He forgives us as we ask. He doesn't wait to do it.
DeleteAmen
ReplyDeleteYes, Amen. I can't say it often enough.
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