Tuesday December 14 Joy Psalm 51:10-12
Create
in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do
not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore
to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.
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In 2 Samuel Chapter 12, King David is
confronted by Nathan, the prophet, about David’s guilt in having an adulterous
relationship with Bathsheba and in having her husband Uriah killed in battle.
Here in Psalm 51 David has acknowledged and repented of his sin and seeks
forgiveness from God.
In our everyday lives I’m sure most of
us have a handful of people who are very generous at pointing out our
shortcomings and giving us advice on how we can live life better. I truly am
thankful for those times when they have kept me from making a massive mistake
that could not be undone! I think we all can agree that most of our
shortcomings (and sin) are very well known to us, stored neatly inside our
brain.
Fortunately, between the Law given in
the Old Testament with the Ten Commandments, and the Holy Spirit given us in
the New Testament, we can be fairly sure in distinguishing right from wrong. We
can strive to do the best we can each day in the work we are given to do; but
we know from experience that we often fall short as sin is a very real part of
our human nature. I take great comfort in the hymn “Jesus Paid it All.”
Jesus, through his life, death and
resurrection covered all our sins and reconciled us to God; for today, every day
and for all eternity.
I pray this day that we are renewed
with a pure and joyful heart and are abundantly blest as we follow the leadings
of the Holy Spirit in living well the life that God has given us.
Peter
Donoghue
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