... part 3

(Psalm 51:3)  “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.” 

Honesty is a hard thing to find when we are so self-absorbed will our own lusts. However it’s often the very same which brings us to our senses, sadly this can take up to a lifetime for some and then it even misses the many as they continue to live in self-denial. The truth be told their day is coming and the judgment seat of God will arrive.

Here we see David cutting through all the rot of self-justification and he simply arrives in a place of panic stricken acceptance and acknowledges how his conscience constantly reminds him of his sin. How the conscience and the mercy of God lead by the Holy Spirit comes together in probing a man’s mind is a mystery, God knows! But without it we would be in serious trouble. There was no sugar coating his reality; “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.” As scary as this is, it is a place where we all need to find ourselves in, if we want true rescue, I’m not talking about the fashionable response to Christianity as if it’s something we put on for a season. Sadly there are many so called Christians that fly these flags. The true Christian finds the grace of God to endure the affliction. As for the struggling pilgrim; we must not mistake our folly in life as a commendable thing before God. There will always be consequences. The Apostle Peter gives us this understanding about our lives as Christians and what we are to expect; “For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.” (1Peter 3:17) – Here David was paying the price for his sin, but if we read the book of Job we see a man suffering under the auspices of God’s will for doing good. Why? Well the answer is a simple one, to bring glory to God and to silence the gainsayer. Yes it cost him almost everything, even the death of his children and we will see his position in the kingdom of heaven and then we will truly understand the brilliance of our God. Amen!

God has made a way, a perfect way whereby we can find forgiveness, He went to incredible lengths to make a means for the rebellious sinner. I want us to think long and hard on what He did to save us from his eternal judgment. The price was almost too much for Him to swallow and yet He send his only beloved son to die in our place so that the gateway to heaven may be opened once and for all. The man Jesus was judged as a sinner and yet he was without sinner, falsely accused of sin and crucified for it. Did you know that he had the power to call ten thousand angels from heaven to obliterate his accuses but held his peace, took the unjust punishment, was spat upon, stripped naked and whipped so viciously that the bones of his back where visible. Then he was nailed to a cross and as he hung there in agony, he had no thought for himself and the pain he faced but rather cried out to His Father (the only true God, the creator of the universe); slow down now and disgust these word and hopefully you will understand the immense love of God; “And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”” (Luke 23:34) – Even now as he was treated as the scourge of the earth he did the will of His Father, and finished his quest, He died so many could go free. I sit here eyes wide open all because of the marvellous sacrifice that the Lord Jesus Christ did on my behalf, I will be forever grateful, praise His glorious name.

But until we understand that without His finished work our attempt at finding favour from God outside of Christ’s sacrifice, we will always miss the love of God. Do not be fooled, the entire love of God has been encapsulated in the finished work of Calvary. Miss that and I can assure you on the basis of God’s Word, the Bible, you will end up tasting the wrath of God.   

David understood that he could not save himself; “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.” Have you? If not fall to your knees acknowledge your sin and then cry out unto Jesus and watch your understanding fall into line with the ability of your voice crying out; “I can see!”

Signing off

Tyrone