Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me (Psalm 51:11). Priorities After all that he has done, after all the grief he has caused, in the face of all the consequences of his most … Continue reading
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me (Psalm 51:10). David gets it. He doesn’t make any excuses before God, and he doesn’t make any promises he knows he can’t keep. I mean, … Continue reading
Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity (Psalm 51:9). “Wow, I hope nobody saw that.” How many times have you thought those words? Oh, come on—it’s more than that and you know it. When you … Continue reading
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. (Psalm 51:8). Sin hurts. See, that’s why you come here—the deep theological truths. When you belong to Christ, you can’t live in sin. OK, I guess you … Continue reading
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow (Psalm 51:7). Lady Macbeth knew. Most of us can recall little of our high school Shakespeare, but we remember the murdering queen … Continue reading
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place (Psalm 51:6). Why can’t God leave well enough alone? He has the surface—I look the part, act the part—anyone on the outside would think … Continue reading
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me (Psalm 51:5). Well, there’s a comforting thought. As if this week wasn’t hard enough, I‘ve gotta get hit with the concept that I’ve been sinful for … Continue reading
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (Psalm 1:6) It’s a promise. It’s a warning. Take it as such. Happy Monday, Beloved. … Continue reading
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, or sinners in the assembly of the righteous (Psalm 1:4-5). I forget. Sometimes I look at the nonbelievers … Continue reading
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. (Psalm 1:3) OK, I really appreciate the tree image. On a day like today, … Continue reading