THE
UNWELCOME GUEST!
Ps
51:1-3
51
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy
lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my
transgressions.
2
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin.
3
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is
ever before me.
David had sinned by
committing adultery with Bathsheba, his neighbor and the wife of one of his
military leaders who was currently deployed in combat. As king, David had taken
a break from the conflict to refresh himself at home. A chance glance at a
naked lady across the rooftops began a series of thoughts and actions that was
more than he could resist. The result was death and a lifetime of trouble.
Like a body covered in filth,
the born-again soul cannot long stand the defilement of sin. It grieves him!
Adam Clarke says: Wherever he turns his face, he sees his sin, and through it
the eye of an angry God.” There is no place for the sinner’s mind to hide. And
that is a good thing because it serves as a constant “preacher” like Nathan the
prophet who declared “thou art the man!”
David begs for mercy
and sues for cleansing. He asks for judgment to be put aside upon the merits of
the sprinkled sacrificial blood. Which of us are so clean as to play the
prophet to others? We hear the voice of Jesus when He says, “ye that are
without sin cast the first stone.”
The only way to rid ourselves
of this unwelcome guest called guilt is to be reconciled to the one we have
offended. Listen as David requests to be reconciled to God.
Ps
51:9-12
9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine
iniquities.
10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right
spirit within me.
11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy
holy spirit from me.
12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold
me with thy free spirit.
Dear Lord, we are all as an unclean thing. Guilt,
like an unwelcome guest has come to stay. Please drive guilt away with your own
mercy and by your grace. AMEN
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