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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Monday, May 23,
2022
Brooksyne and Ester have been
staying with an elderly friend this last week along Sunset
Cliffs Blvd in San Diego but are returning today.
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"Confession
And Forgiveness"
Message
summary: The blessedness of forgiveness
remains the promise to all who earnestly come to God in
belief, confession and repentance. It’s at the very heart of
God’s salvation extended to the human race. Accept this
generous grace today and proclaim with the Psalmist, “But
with You there is forgiveness” (Psalm 130:4). When God
forgives He removes the sin and restores the soul!
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"Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord'" (2 Samuel 12:13). "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin" (Psalm 51:1,2). "Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered" (Psalm 32:1). "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us" (Ephesians 1:7,8). One of my most memorable
ministry moments took place in the church we served in New
England in the 90's. A young man with a rough, gang
background began to attend church and in time responded to
an altar call. He knelt at the altar, confessed his sin and
God’s forgiveness. As he stood up, after pouring out his
heart to God at the altar, he looked at me with the biggest,
joy-filled smile and said for the whole church to hear, "I
feel a h*** of a lot better!"
It certainly was not the “Christianese” language we’re accustomed to hearing in a church setting! But he spoke from his heart and I, along with others who heard him, certainly recognized that the sanctifying work would yet come to our brother and clean up his language over time. Most importantly he had yielded his sinful heart to God and left that day a new man in Christ. His sincere expression of joy and relief is the testimony of all who receive the wonderful forgiveness of God. Last week we shared several
lessons about David’s sin with Bathsheba recorded in 2
Samuel 11. On Thursday we examined Nathan who was sent by
the Lord to rebuke David. His brave words, "You are the
man!" led to David’s confession, "I have sinned
against the Lord".
Nathan pronounced God’s
forgiveness when David made his brief confession in 2 Samuel
12, “The LORD has taken away your sin” (v.13).
Psalm 51 is David’s written
confession after Nathan's rebuke. It is a psalm of
confession and repentance that we can all read and
personally apply to our own lives for we have all sinned
against the Lord.
"Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love; according to your great
compassion blot out my transgressions” (51:1,2).
In v. 10 we come to the familiar passage sung in many
circles where David earnestly prays, “Create in me a
pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within
me. Do not cast me from Your presence or take Your
Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your
salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me”
(51:10-12).
In another Psalm David had
written, “Blessed is he whose transgressions are
forgiven, whose sins are covered” (32:1).
Whether David wrote this before or after the events of 2
Samuel 11 is immaterial for we all live in constant need of
forgiveness, coming short in one way or another of the glory
of God.
Writer Erwin Lutzer observes: "When the mask of self-righteousness has been torn from us and we stand stripped of all our accustomed defenses, we are candidates for God’s generous grace." The blessedness of forgiveness remains the promise to all who earnestly come to God in belief, confession and repentance. It’s at the very heart of God’s salvation extended to the human race. Accept this generous grace today and proclaim with the Psalmist, “But with You there is forgiveness” (Psalm 130:4). When God forgives He removes the sin and restores the soul! Be
encouraged today, (Hebrews 3:13)
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber Daily
prayer: Father, I pray that You
would wash me so that I will be whiter
than snow. Hide Your face from my sins
which are great and dishonor You so much
that I can’t bear for You to look upon
them. Blot out all my iniquity. O Lord,
open my lips and my mouth that will
enable me to declare Your praise.
It isn’t the burnt offering that You
delight in but the sacrifice of my
broken spirit; it is a broken and
contrite heart that You desire in me. As
I come to You in humility and brokenness
of spirit You restore to me the joy of
Your salvation much like the new fallen
snow that covers the earth. Thank You
for being merciful and forgiving. In the
name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
Prayer
adapted from verses in Psalm 51
Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
Create
In Me A Clean Heart" Video Keith
Green
"I Got
Saved" Video Selah
"It Was
Finished Upon That Cross" Video
CityAlight
Personal
notes:
Today
Brooksyne and Ester are returning from
their trip to San Diego and are scheduled
to arrive in Harrisburg this evening!
Last week
I shared about a bike accident I had on
Tuesday morning up at Swatara State Park
in Lebanon County. I am feeling somewhat
better and it seems my many abrasive
wounds are healing. I have a follow-up
appointment Friday afternoon to discuss
the results of the MRI and treatment
options.
Saturday
Eli James was over to "help" me out
(although he did virtually everything). We
got my bike out of the van and confirmed
the handlebars were not tight, likely
causing the bike accident last week. He
mowed my lawn, cleared some brush and
cleaned the gunk from my gutters.
As Eli
James was cleaning my gutters (there
wasn't much debris) he saw this, a
mourning dove nesting. She was blocking
the path to the downspout and probably had
endured some heavy flooding!
Mom flew
off and James saw this lone chick.
Uncertain of the meaning of Deuteronomy 22:6 we
left the nest alone and will remove it
after the little one leaves.
Finally
today:
We had a
very hot weekend with temps in the
mid-nineties. When I took James home to
the Old Windmill Farm yesterday afternoon
the children were down at the swimming
pond. Looks like they're ready to get
buzzed by a fighter jet!
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