Psalm Chapter 51 ~ Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. v.10-11 ~ Have mercy on me, O God! Wash me clean! I have sinned against thee! How all too well I remember these cries to God for forgiveness of my own iniquities against Him. This was David's cry for forgiveness when he committed adultery with a married woman, Bathsheba. I can relate to this same brokeness David must have felt. My sins were not the exact sins of David, but sin is sin. My sin was against God; because when we sin, it is not against our husband's, wives, children, or friends. It is against God! He is the one who will judge us in the end! We are guilty of nailing Jesus to the Cross over and over as we commit sin against Him! Adultery, Fornication, Homosexuality, Stealing, Lying, Murder, Pornography, etc....We all have read the list! We have all committed one or more of the list of sins God wrote out in black and white! We have all needed deliverance of our transgressions at some point in our lives. The point I'm trying to make is that God is not pleased with lifestyles of sin. He cannot use us to further His Kingdom with sin in our lives. In fact, when you belong to Him and have surrendered your life over to Him, the mere thought of sin causes a stench to your nostrils. It just makes you want to vomit at the thought of nailing Jesus to the Cross ever again! ~ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. v.17 ~ Please if you belong to God, and you know you are living a life that He despises, then humble yourselves before God and ask forgiveness. Turn from the thing that keeps you at a distance from His Holy Spirit. I begged God not to let His Holy Spirit ever leave me when I was living in sin, just like in David's prayer. I felt like if I didn't make things right with God, that eventually He would get fed up with me. It takes a great deal for God to get fed up, but He will at some point. The risk is far too great to allow that to happen. I prayed for God's forgiveness. I prayed for Him to restore my joy at salvation. I prayed that if He would show me mercy, grace, and forgiveness that I would sing for Him and rededicate my life to please Him. I came to God broken and He forgave me. I had nothing to give Him but myself, and He received me back into His arms. He never left me and He never forsake me. God wants to restore you! Let Him! ♡♡♡
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