Bible Verse of the Day Tuesday December 27th, 2022

Psalm 51:14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

Traditionally the 51st Psalm is believed to have been composed by David after the Prophet Nathan rebuked him for plotting against Uriah and taking his wife Bathsheba for himself. King David had Uriah placed in a dangerous place on the battlefield so that he would lose his life. Unfortunately, David's sin of Adultery morphed into another sin, and in this Psalm, he asks God for forgiveness for his crime of murder or "bloodshed."

The second book of Samuel palpably and agonizingly portrays David's life during this time in chapters 11-12. David had sinned in Adultery, which led to murder, attempting to cover up his sin and hardening his heart against repentance. David did not commit the murder, but he set a plan in motion that would inevitably result in Uriah's death. Finally, after an audacious and brave confrontation with the Prophet Nathan, David came clean and asked God for forgiveness. After meeting Nathan, David came to God in all honesty and humility. Deliver me from the sin is a prayer of a person that knows and has accepted that they have sinned against God.

It is comforting to know that Christ Jesus is our creator, sustainer, and savior and that no matter how far we drift away from His loving kindness, His strong hands will lead us back to His security and embrace. Charles Spurgeon once said: "if our sins are as numerous as the hairs on our heads, God's mercies are more numerous than the stars in the sky."  When David asks God to deliver him from his sins, he asks that God help him find his way back to the loving arms of His Lord and Savior.

Sometimes we drift away from the Lord without realizing how far we have strayed. Satan has a subtle way of luring us into some worldly snare with the promise of fame and fortune. The 51st Psalm is a perfect example of a repentant heart. As born again, washed in the blood, followers and believers in Christ Jesus, we should seek after this level of brokenheartedness. No matter how exceptional and superb our spoken words are, we will never know of the hell we truly deserve without a repentant and regretful heart. We can only know of our sin's sweet forgiveness through the blood sacrifice of Christ Jesus, that He freely made on the Cross of Calvary (Proverbs 28:13).