Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
Psalm 51:1-2
If you are like me, we have made some terrible decisions in our lives. I mean, some were probably harmless in the end – just teaching us never to do that again (like when I went bungee jumping!)
But some of our choices were worse. The kind where we so badly wanted to go back in time and handle that whole situation differently. But it was too late. The mistake had already been made. If we’re honest, we have all made mistakes like this in life.
This week, we will look at Psalm 51. This is David’s prayer after he sinned with Bathsheba (adultery), had Uriah, her husband killed (murder), and then tried to cover it all up.
In our lives we may have felt that we were beyond the reach of God’s mercy, grace, and love. I pray that you will join us this week as we look at this powerful Psalm and use it as a reminder of our need of confession and repentance. Remember, nothing that we do is beyond the reach of Christ’s atonement for us.