[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]I[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]t could have been a simple walk in the terrace of his palace. It could have been a simple leisure stroll in one sultry night. Maybe the cool breeze freshen his weary mind of a battle so very far away from home. Stars were beautiful, in full bloom in the garden of heaven. What a night to thank God for such a wonderful evening. The song writer could have composed a lovely melody. But what transpired was an event he wanted to forget the rest of his life. David, on that night of passion, changed his life forever. His sin with Bathseba left an indelible blot in his life. For more than a year, he lived as if nothing ruthless had happened. Until he was confronted by the prophet Nathan in one reflecting parable that David was faced by the monster he had become. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Out of this bitter experience, David wrote a beautiful psalm. This psalm, for generation, had brought comfort to one sinning saint wanting redemption of the quagmire he made and fell into. This masterpiece didn’t hide the humanity of the writer but instead revealed, unapologetically, how far anyone could fall if he trifles with sin. How difficult the consequences are if sin is hidden in a multitude of sins. How the heart is pierced with so many pains that the bones dry up and flesh rots from inside out. How David needed a confrontation of his sins for him to breakdown, to cry out that he needed deliverance for the longest time he could remember.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Those who had fallen like David could relate how destructive sin is, how it bore deep within the soul and corrupts the very being of the person, how it deprives peace, how it destroy the relationship to the God who loved unconditionally. Sin steals this lovely relationship because the sinner overcomes with guilt, cannot connect to a holy and righteous God. He hides among the trees like Adam. He acts as if nothing happened like Cain. He covers his tracts like Achan. But to those who had known God, experienced His love, when confronted breaks down, melts in the fiery word of a loving God. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:1-2[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The Psalm begins with a prayer for forgiveness. When pierced with the knowledge of sin exposed and heaviness of the long-standing presence of it, the penitent sinner asks compassion and mercy. To the God Who knows everything, even the tiny details of his thoughts and every action he willfully committed, to Him his petitions directed. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that darkened counsel. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that never by works removed. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that hounded his conscience. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that taken away sleep and brought about terrors. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that bore deep in the bones. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Who can wash away these stains? Who can cleanse this dirt marked by blood for him? Only the Lord Who searches the heart can. David reminded God of His tendermercies and lovingkindness. He knew God is full of compassion and grace. And by God’s attributes David depended. Cleansing, also, can only come from God and only through Him. David knew that.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]. Psalm 51:3[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]There must not only be the knowledge of sin but also the acknowledgment of it. David, in his own volition, admitted to God that he transgressed against Him. He, painfully, recognized that sinning is equivalent in disdaining Him, taking Him lightly, favoring his own selfish desires above God. Clay feet are not an excused of willfully turning away neither the preference of self-indulgences acceptable. Deep inside his heart, he knew full well that his sin was ever before him, hounding, lurking in the shadows, running after him day and night. When he looked in the mirror, there in front of him the reminder of an unconfessed sin. Where can he go? Can he forever hide of that dark blot? Admitting is the first step to the road leading to healing. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou judgest.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif] Psalm 51:4[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Through the prophet Nathan, God rebuked David for the evil he had done in His sight. David knew. So there was no resistance, no objections on the piercing words of the Lord. Deep within the heart of David, his sin had caused gangrene in his relationship with God. And its effects had dried him up from his bones to his soul. He knew and it had eaten him up corrosively. When confronted and corrected, he recognized the holiness of God, His purity and righteousness, and His judgment was always right. Sin could not stand in the presence of the Almighty. Man could not conceive totally the holiness of God; it’s far beyond him, his limited comprehension. When man sins, he not only sinned against other people, or his own body, but most especially he sinned against God. Sinning is despising God, disdaining Him, His authority, and His love for us. It is a dreadful thing violating His will and love for us. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]What can wash away my sin?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nothing but the blood of Jesus[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]What can make me whole again?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nothing but the blood of Jesus [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]What happens when a believer sin? Does he run away from God? Can he really run from Him? Can a loving Father forsake His children? Letting them wallow in disgrace and misery? Our God is a gracious God. He never let us slip through His all compassing hand. He loved us so much that He died on the cross for our redemption. We were worthless yet He bought us with His blood. We were unworthy of His love and mercy yet He made a way for us to draw near. We were filthy rags, ravaged by sin and guilt yet He cleansed, washed us clean, bright and new. No wonder David was relieved when God came through his useless defenses. David wanted to be rescued; his suffering had been far too great not wanting relief. God came. God saved. God delivered. God cleansed. God forgot his transgression though consequences lingered yet He forgave. What a loving Father we have.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1 [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Robert Lowry, [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nothing But The Blood by [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Out of this bitter experience, David wrote a beautiful psalm. This psalm, for generation, had brought comfort to one sinning saint wanting redemption of the quagmire he made and fell into. This masterpiece didn’t hide the humanity of the writer but instead revealed, unapologetically, how far anyone could fall if he trifles with sin. How difficult the consequences are if sin is hidden in a multitude of sins. How the heart is pierced with so many pains that the bones dry up and flesh rots from inside out. How David needed a confrontation of his sins for him to breakdown, to cry out that he needed deliverance for the longest time he could remember.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Those who had fallen like David could relate how destructive sin is, how it bore deep within the soul and corrupts the very being of the person, how it deprives peace, how it destroy the relationship to the God who loved unconditionally. Sin steals this lovely relationship because the sinner overcomes with guilt, cannot connect to a holy and righteous God. He hides among the trees like Adam. He acts as if nothing happened like Cain. He covers his tracts like Achan. But to those who had known God, experienced His love, when confronted breaks down, melts in the fiery word of a loving God. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:1-2[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The Psalm begins with a prayer for forgiveness. When pierced with the knowledge of sin exposed and heaviness of the long-standing presence of it, the penitent sinner asks compassion and mercy. To the God Who knows everything, even the tiny details of his thoughts and every action he willfully committed, to Him his petitions directed. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that darkened counsel. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that never by works removed. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that hounded his conscience. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that taken away sleep and brought about terrors. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains that bore deep in the bones. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The stains. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Who can wash away these stains? Who can cleanse this dirt marked by blood for him? Only the Lord Who searches the heart can. David reminded God of His tendermercies and lovingkindness. He knew God is full of compassion and grace. And by God’s attributes David depended. Cleansing, also, can only come from God and only through Him. David knew that.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]. Psalm 51:3[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]There must not only be the knowledge of sin but also the acknowledgment of it. David, in his own volition, admitted to God that he transgressed against Him. He, painfully, recognized that sinning is equivalent in disdaining Him, taking Him lightly, favoring his own selfish desires above God. Clay feet are not an excused of willfully turning away neither the preference of self-indulgences acceptable. Deep inside his heart, he knew full well that his sin was ever before him, hounding, lurking in the shadows, running after him day and night. When he looked in the mirror, there in front of him the reminder of an unconfessed sin. Where can he go? Can he forever hide of that dark blot? Admitting is the first step to the road leading to healing. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou judgest.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif] Psalm 51:4[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Through the prophet Nathan, God rebuked David for the evil he had done in His sight. David knew. So there was no resistance, no objections on the piercing words of the Lord. Deep within the heart of David, his sin had caused gangrene in his relationship with God. And its effects had dried him up from his bones to his soul. He knew and it had eaten him up corrosively. When confronted and corrected, he recognized the holiness of God, His purity and righteousness, and His judgment was always right. Sin could not stand in the presence of the Almighty. Man could not conceive totally the holiness of God; it’s far beyond him, his limited comprehension. When man sins, he not only sinned against other people, or his own body, but most especially he sinned against God. Sinning is despising God, disdaining Him, His authority, and His love for us. It is a dreadful thing violating His will and love for us. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]What can wash away my sin?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nothing but the blood of Jesus[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]What can make me whole again?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nothing but the blood of Jesus [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]What happens when a believer sin? Does he run away from God? Can he really run from Him? Can a loving Father forsake His children? Letting them wallow in disgrace and misery? Our God is a gracious God. He never let us slip through His all compassing hand. He loved us so much that He died on the cross for our redemption. We were worthless yet He bought us with His blood. We were unworthy of His love and mercy yet He made a way for us to draw near. We were filthy rags, ravaged by sin and guilt yet He cleansed, washed us clean, bright and new. No wonder David was relieved when God came through his useless defenses. David wanted to be rescued; his suffering had been far too great not wanting relief. God came. God saved. God delivered. God cleansed. God forgot his transgression though consequences lingered yet He forgave. What a loving Father we have.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1 [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Robert Lowry, [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nothing But The Blood by [/FONT]