*Background*
- David is anointed King
- Spends some time running from Saul, finally gets the throne.
- 2 Sam. 11, when Kings go out to battle, David stayed him.
- Sees Bathsheba bathing – invites her to the palace.
- Sleeps with her – she gets pregnant – he’s in trouble
- Calls for her husband, tries to get him drunk to sleep with her
- Orders his murder.
- Affair. Cover-up. Murder.
- Nathan comes to him and tells him a story… About himself.
Psalm 51:1-13 (NLT)
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
and your judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb,
teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me—
now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.
THIS IS WHAT GOD DOES
Psalm 51:1-2 (NLT)
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
Luke 19:10 (NLT)
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
1 John 4:14 (NLT)
Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
1 Peter 2:24 (NLT)
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
Accountability
Psalm 51:3-6 (NLT)
3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
and your judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb,
teaching me wisdom even there.
Cleansing
Psalm 51:7-11 (NLT)
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me—
now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
Do something with it!
Psalm 51:12-13 (NLT)
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.
Application
- How can you use what God has brought you through to encourage other people?