David's Cry for Purity

Justice, Law, History Justice and Adversity Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)  Psalm 51:10-14 New International Version 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,     so that sinners will turn back to you. 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,     you who are God my Savior,     and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. For Reflection Isn't it remarkable that God never hides the faults of its noblest men? As MacLaren in his expositions pointed out, "One sin drags on another. As self-indulgence opened the door for lust, so lust, which dwells hard by hate, draws after it murder. The king is a traitor to his subjects, the soldier untrue to the chivalry of arms, the friend the betrayer of the friend. Nothing can be blacker than the whole story, and the Bible tells the shameful history in all its naked ugliness."Those who consider themselves Christian are in more danger from the daily commission of minor sins than ever was David at his worst. And yet, remarkably, God encourages penitent prayer. And Yet God forgives.  What a great faith in God’s pardoning love, and what boldness of hope in Davids's future, this prayer discloses. It sets forth a profound ideal of a noble character and makes an ideal prayer. This is the prayer of a great transgressor who is also a true penitent.  Pray Pray about all things. But above all, reveal and accept your sins and pray in true repentance. Forward to a friend