Forgive Me, Lord - Part 5

Forgive Me, Lord - Part 5

In Psalm 51:3, David wrote, “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.”

David wasn’t perfect. In fact, in a lot of ways he was just like you and me, but he understood the depth and seriousness of sin. Sin is the reason we are alienated from God. Our lifelong goal is to have that relationship with God restored. So, how do we do that?

Our sin has to be dealt with. The Bible describes sin as a stain that needs to be removed. David describes that process:

Psalms 51:9-10

“Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

Many things have to happen for restoration to take place. I’ll discuss those later, but there is something else that we need to get right today.

Have you considered the incredible love and mercy that it takes for God to even allow this process to exist? Think about what has to take place. God created you and I for Him to share His love with us. That is what He designed us for - to love Him.

But, instead, we rejected Him in order to pursue our own wants and desires. By sinning, we reject His love for us, walk away from Him and ignore Him to a degree that is neglectful and hurtful. Yet, He has reached out to us and offered us a pathway back to His grace.

Take some time out today and think about that. How do you feel when you are rejected? How do you react to neglectful and hurtful behavior? God reacts by forgiving and restoring those who hurt Him. That’s worth meditating on for a couple of days.

Tomorrow we will learn why we keep sinning, even when we want to change.

Proverbs 18:1

“He who separates himself seeks his own desire...”