Psalm 51
Back in Genesis, the only problem in the world was introduced. People sin against God. Here in the Psalm, the solution to the problem is given.
It boils down to this confession, “Lord, I am a sinner in need of a Savior. Do Your work in and through me.” So, let’s look closer!
Sin is ONLY against God. Murdering someone really ruins the victim’s day, but also tells God you don’t like what He’s made. Sin leaves us no ability on our own to get better. A murderer cannot bring back the victim. We are helpless and hopeless, until we accept help.
That help is only from God. God cleanses us with the blood of Christ. His life in ours cleans out the sin life in us. This “new start” is an occasion for joy and a turning from the sin.
More than that, a person who wants to be right with God yields to God’s work in them: purifying the heart, gaining faith that resists sin, daily living under the Spirit’s power, enjoying God and serving Him.
How to serve? Teach others what God has done in you! Worship like it matters. Be open and honest with the Lord, and never make excuses for what God hates.
People like that are unbeatable in a world too weak and too beaten to stand for good, or even know what it is.
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