Good morning y’all. We read through Psalm 51 on Sunday, David’s prayer of repentance after adultery and murder. Talk about sinful realization. The enemy puts a lie into our souls that tell us we aren’t good enough, that our sin is too great for God to love and forgive us. Lies, lies, lies. There is a difference between guilt from the enemy and conviction that comes from the Lord. When He convicts our soul of wrongdoing, we are invited to acknowledge our sins, thank God for His mercy and ask for forgiveness. He wants to forgive us (halleluiah!). David chose to call out for a new heart, a new spirit! He recognized and accepted God’s promise to wash his crimson stained life to become white as snow. Notice David then states expectantly “God when you restore me…” and then looked forward to how he will share the truth of God to unbelievers. This is how we ought to be living, so that when God forgives us and restores our spirit (because we know that He will), we can’t help but bear witness to His redeeming grace. It’s easy for western civilization “christians” to judge other based on their sinful pasts. As the living Church, body of Christ, we get to be like Jesus by observing and appreciating the repentance of those in our spiritual family. Think about that for yourself for a moment. The lowest of the lows, in places you don’t want to admit you’ve ever been – versus your comeback story from hitting your knees and giving it all to God as He washed you clean, stood you back up and empowered you to fulfill His purpose. Which would you want to be known for?
