David Cries Out to His Only Hope!

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Psalm 51: 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.  (NASB)

Good Day Men!

What happens when we willingly fall into the trap of sin that Satan places before us?  We immediately go to God for forgiveness!  David’s problem here in Psalm 51 is that he waited a long time before he confessed his sin before God and even then it was the Prophet Nathan who brought this sin to David’s attention.  (2 Samuel: 11-12)  Even though the sin involved others around David, his sin was primarily against God.

When we sin, we need to clearly understand that our sin will hurt others even though it may appear to only involve just ourselves at the time.  When we sin we block God from using us to our fullest potential in Him.  Some of us even rationalize that it surely won’t hurt us that much.  Well, that same attitude is what caused the original sin to take place in the Garden of Eden when Eve conversed with the serpent.  “Surely you won’t die” said the serpent.  But life as they knew it did die and they paid the price in being exiled from the garden and from their closeness with God.  But isn’t that what Satan wants, to separate us from fellowship with God?  And he does just that when we fall to temptation.

You see, sin truly is complex.  And through Christ we CAN win these battles.  However, we must fully understand the enemy.  It is Satan himself.  Satan deserves no battlefront in our lives.  There needs to be no territory that is subject to being overthrown by his tactics.  These temptations need to drive us into the Word of God.  There we will find the answers to not just withstand these attacks, but to find absolute victory, and it can be ours.

Prayer:  Dear Lord, help me to not wait for temptation to strike me down to the point that I fall, but guide me in your Word that I may find strength in times of need.  Thank You for being there for me! In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen!

May God richly bless us as we continue seek His will, and His way, through His Word.

Have a GREAT Day!!!

In Christ,

Rev. Ted J. Wilkins
Founder and Director of “Good News Brief For Men” Ministries
© 2013 Ted J. Wilkins “GNBFM Ministries”

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