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[expand title=”Devotion Text”]Psalm 51:7-12
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
David’s sin of adultery led to his great prayer for repentance. Yesterday we noted where true repentance begins. Here are three more important steps.
- Repentance desires cleansing.
Sin stains the soul. Only God can cleanse the heart and wash us clean. Only God can blot out our sin. David prays that God will clean him and wash him.
- Repentance desires renewed joy.
Sin burdens the soul. David feels that his bones have been broken. He desires that God restore the joy and gladness he once knew.
- Repentance desires the resolve to obey.
David asks that God re-create his heart. His “old” heart got him into trouble. He prays for an unwavering obedience. He prays that God gives him the power to continue walking in obedience. David does not want to return to his sin.
Talking Points
- Ask God to cleanse your heart from the stains (baggage) of sin.
- Ask God to lift the burden of guilt and provide renewed joy.
- Ask God to give you a new Spirit-empowered desire to follow hard after Jesus.
Father, David’s prayer is mine. Please take away the stain. Lift the burden. Let me be joyful again in your presence. Don’t let me return to my sin. In Jesus’ name.
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