Facing the Fact of our Sin

1.  COME TO GOD  “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 c leanse me from my sin.”  Psalm 51:1-2

A NEW TESTAMENT COMING: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

2.  CONFESS TO GOD  “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.”  Psalm 51:3-6

A NEW TESTAMENT CONFESSING: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

3.  CALL TO GOD (Psalm 51:7-17)

 a.  The Call to Cleanse  “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.” Psalm 51:7-9

b.   The Call to Create “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.” Psalm 51:10-12

c.   The Call to Commission“Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God, my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, you, God, will not despise.” Psalm 51:13-17

A NEW TESTAMENT CALLING: “As Scripture says, ‘Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.’    For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of   all and richly blesses all who call on him, for ‘Everyone who calls on the name  of the Lord will be saved.’”  Romans 10:11-13

PSALM 51 POSTSCRIPT     May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. Then you  will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole;  Then  bulls will be offered on your altar.” Psalm 51:18-19