Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
These scripture passages are some of the classic Old Testament passages on Humanity's sin and God's forgiveness.
These passages pointed us toward the New Testament fulfillment when Jesus took upon Himself our sins on the Cross of Calvary. David wrote this Psalm shortly after his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah, her husband. David is holding on to God's promises of mercy, loving-kindness, and long-suffering for those who truly repent and turn their hearts back toward the Lord. David had sinned greatly, and he is acknowledging that ultimately all sin at its core is rebellion against God. In Old Testament Israel, God raised leaders from among His people. They not only led the nation, but they also acted as mediators between the Lord and His people. Some of these mediators included people like Moses, Joshua, and David. These leaders had a special anointing of the Holy Spirit in their lives which helped to give them the ability to lead God's people. Moreover, because of their role as leaders, their sins often affected the nation as a whole, and such was the case with David's sin with Bathsheba.
And in this case, David's sin with Bathsheba cost the people dearly as well as it ushered disharmony into the United Kingdom. In this section of scripture, when David asks the Lord not to remove His spirit from him, he refers to this special anointing of the Holy Spirit. Also, David is relying on one of the promises and characteristics of God, which includes His long-suffering and mercy toward His servants. These are all who genuinely love the Lord and have a relationship with Him through faith. The Lord is faithful to forgive those who turn their hearts once again toward Him. We can see this clearly when David asks the Lord to uphold him by His generous Spirit. David's plea here directly references the Holy Spirit mentioned in the previous verse of this chapter. This promise from God means that no matter how hard we fall or how much we have rebelled against God, we can always get up again and turn our hearts toward Christ. He is generous to forgive us, and His Love for us never fails. If we give our hearts to Jesus, He will once again fill our lives with the joy of His Salvation as we renew our relationship with Him, knowing He alone is our Lord and Savior.
In this Psalm, David pleaded with God not to remove His Holy Spirit from him. In the days of the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit would come on the Old Testament saints at a particular time for a specific reason and then leave them at a later date. As New Testament believers we have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us forever (John 14:15-18; Ephesians 1:13-14).
However, today we can grieve the Holy Spirit by turning our focus away from God and towards the ways of the World (Ephesians 4:30-32) Moreover, we can also lie to the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:1-4), as well as quench his leading, guidance, and direction for our lives.
Henry Smith (1560-1601) said: As there is a whole old man, so there must be a whole new man. The old man must change with the new man, wisdom for wisdom, Love for Love, fear for fear; his worldly wisdom for heavenly wisdom, his carnal Love for spiritual Love, his servile fear for Christian fear, his idle thoughts for sanctified works.
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