SUNDAYS : TRUE CONFESSIONS

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JUNE 29
SUNDAY


TRUE CONFESSIONS

READ:
Psalm 51:1-13
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Behold, I was brought
forth in iniquity, and
in sin my mother
conceived me.
__Psalm 51:5
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I love coconut, I always have! So, after an exhausting day in second grade, I found a bag of shredded coconut in the cupboard and devoured the whole thing. When my mother went into the kitchen later to bake__you guessed it, a coconut cake__I heard, "Who ate the coconut?!"

I knew I was in trouble, but my escape plan was simple__a quick, easy lie: "Not me!"

She continued her inquiry with my sisters, but after they denied it, we all heard the familiar words: "Wait till your Dad comes home!" My cover-up plan was doomed to failure, and later that evening I finally confessed.

No one had to teach me to lie. As the psalmist David admits, "I was brought forth in iniquity" (Ps. 51:5). But in his sin David knew where to go__to the God of abundant mercy who will cleanse us from our
sin (vv.1-2).

When we recognize the ongoing reality of sin in our lives, we are reminded of our ongoing need for the presence of God and the power of His Word to keep us safe and spiritually sane. He is waiting for us to confess our faults and embrace the forgiveness and cleansing that He readily offers.

Remember, a refreshing plunge into God's mercy awaits you on the other side of confessed sin! __Joe Stowell
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``````````````````Out of my shameful failure and loss,`````````````
``````````````````````Jesus, I come, Jesus I come;``````````````
````````````````````Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,````````````
`````````````````````Jesus, I come to Thee. __Sleeper````````````
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Own up to your sin
and experience the joy of confession

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Pslm 51:1-13***************

1 Have mercy upon me,
O God, according to Your
lovingkindness; according to
the multitude of Your tender
mercies, blot out my
transgressions. 2 Wash me
thoroughly from my
iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my
transgressions, and my sin is
always before me. 4 against
You, You only, have I
sinned, and done this evil in
Your sight__that You may
be found just when You
speak, and blameless when
You judge.

5 Behold, I was brought
forth in iniquity, and in sin
my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in
the inward parts, and in the
hidden part You will make
me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop,
and I shall be clean; wash
me, and I shall be whiter
than snow. 8 Make me hear
joy and gladness, that the
bones You have broken may
rejoice. 9 Hide Your face
from my sins, and blot out
all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean
heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me away
from Your presence, and do
not take Your Holy Spirit
from me.

12 Restore to me the joy
of Your salvation, and
uphold me by Your generous
Spirit. 13 Then I will teach
transgressors Your ways,
and sinners shall be
converted to You.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The subheadidng to this psalm indicates it is a psalm of David. The
prophet Nathan had come to David after he had committed adultery
with Bathsheba. David's sin is recorded in 2 Samuel 11 and Nathan's
confrontation in 2 Samuel 12:1-15. Psalm 51 has become the model
prayer for forgiveness of sin. __Sim Kay Tee


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