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Psalms 51 (NIV)

1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.

4 Against you, 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.

5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts ^[a] ;
you teach ^[b] me wisdom in the inmost place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.

14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God,
the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.

16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

17 The sacrifices of God are ^[c] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.

18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight you;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

I don’t know about you, but my sin overwhelms me everyday! I have doubted my salvation many times because it feels like sin just overtakes me everyday! I say to myself, “If I was really a Christian (Christ-Follower) would I be struggling with this certain sin.” I have come to the conclusion that yes, I am a Christian. In Romans Paul tells us that once we are true Christ-Followers no one can snatch us from God’s hand. Can I tell you that this is great news! Satan uses our sin to try and trick us. He is the Father of Lies! We have to realize this! He thrives on lying to us!

Lately I feel that I have given him much more of a foothold than he should have. I am a worship leader at a church in Lafayette, LA. Sometimes I feel his lies coming into my head while I’m on stage leading in worship! Many times I give into it. “He tells me stuff like, “What are you doing?” “You’re not worthy to be up here.” He’s right! I’m not worthy! But through the grace of God and his son Jesus Christ he allows me to be in a leadership position at my local church.

Psalms 51 is a comforting passage for me to read. It is a prayer from David after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba. The Bible talks about how David is a “Man after God’s own Heart.” Wow! How I long for that to be said about me. Psalms 51:4 tells us that we have done what is evil in God’s eyes so God can be proven right when he speaks and justified when he judges! This verse amazes me because it reminds me that God is All-Knowing!

Psalms 51:12-13 talks about remembering what God has done for us. David tells God to Renew the joy of his salvation, so he can teach transgressors God’s ways and so sinner’s will turn back to God. Many times in our lives I believe that we lose the fire that we once had for Christ. I believe that we need to pray and ask God to Renew the joy that is in us! I believe that this should be a daily prayer.

Psalms 51:16-17 talks about our daily sacrifices to God. There is nothing that we can bring to God that will save us. God is strongest when we are at our weakest. When we realize there is nothing that we can do to save ourselves we feel broken. We feel helpless. This is the sacrifice that is pleasing to God. God desires us to know that there is nothing that we can do to earn his love. He can’t love us anymore or any less. Our only sacrifice that we can give to God is full reliance on him throughout our everyday lives.

-Amen

-Brandon

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