jazzlover
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Post by jazzlover on Sept 2, 2006 10:46:32 GMT -5
Psalms 51:1 "{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions."
The prayer of every person who ever came to God is spoken in the verse above. Have mercy, on me a sinner. We know that the Bible says, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Then we are classed as sinners. Some of us sinners have been to the fountain, and been washed in His precious spotless blood, and made righteous in the sight of God. This is definitely David speaking here. Notice, David comes not in his own righteousness. He pleads for the mercy of God. David comes empty handed, just as we do. David, at this point, has nothing to offer God, but a broken spirit full of repentance. These requests are made according to God's lovingkindness. David is like many of us who have sinned. He knows God is full of love, and kindness, and mercy. The sin that David committed here is carved into his heart. David's heart is breaking. How many times have we done some terrible thing and wished that God would just completely blot it off the record? David does not want this sin covered up, he wants it completely blotted out.
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