Today, as I was reading my Bible, I was struck by verse 3 of Psalm 51:
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
This verse reminded me that there are many sins in my life, that I remember, not necessarily because I have repeated them; but, to me, they were significant. We could definitely say the sin that David is referring to was significant. He had just committed adultery with Bathsheba.
However, David admits his sin: he confesses it and asks for God to restore the joy of his salvation. He also asks God to not throw him out of His presence and to give him a spirit that is willing, which I think means willing to do as God wants, to follow the Lord's precepts.
Other verses I found extraordinary in a time, when sacrifices were a means of being granted cleansing from sin are the following:
I am not saying we should wallow in our sin or live our lives in regret, but the remembrance of past sin and the concurrent consequences are definitely a deterrent to committing the same sins. Moreover, if one truly has a broken and contrite spirit over the wrong things we have done or not done, we should not want to repeat our sin.
The main thing is giving it to God, being truly repentant, and getting on with your life. Wallowing in our sins and failures is a useless exercise; however, the memory being there could be part of our protection from ourselves.
I also want to say something about memory. The best thing is to replace those bad memories with good ones. Philippians 4:8 says,
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things (KJV).
Therefore I pray good thoughts for you today, and may you always remember God's unfailing love.
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I would love to hear from you. Thank you for reading "Take Comfort", and God bless you. Sincerely, Deborah