As we have read through and worked through Psalm 19 we learn just what the psalmist learned- that each of us fall short of the glory of God. The more we read God’s word, learn to apply God’s word, both the Old and the New Testament to our lives the more we understand that we cannot live a life pleasing to him apart from the Lord Jesus and the help of the Holy Spirit. Please read Psalm 19:1-14 as we focus this week on verses twelve through fourteen. David, the psalmist, makes a transition in verse eleven that should also help us to transition as well. As we look and study the LORD’s word we truly do learn its value with the added promises of warnings and blessings that are promised to take place if we obey what the Lord has given us. You will at some point along the way that you and I commit unintentional sins against the Lord and others in this life. The reason why we cannot discern these errors or unintentional sins is because sin has blinded us to our own sin. I can point out the sin in others lives but I may not be able to see the same sin in my life that I am pointing out in others. This is why the ministry of the Holy Spirit is so important. If you are like me you have asked Jesus to declare you innocent from hidden faults. You have asked the Lord Jesus to cleanse you from those errors that you don’t see and that he does. Here is a question to think on: Have you ever cried out to the Lord Jesus for help? Have you ever asked him to keep you back from willful sinning in your life? A presumptuous sin (willful) sin is something that you know that God has called a sin. For example, God has taught us in his word that adultery is a sin against him. It is one of the ten commandments. David the author of this psalm pays dearly when he commits adultery with Bathseeba and then kills her husband to try and cover it up like it never really happened. This sexual sin just didn’t happen on impulse it was calculated over a period of time. This presumptuous sin gained dominion over king David. It ruled him with such prevailing power that he went ahead and committed a sin against God and against Israel. A sin in which he should have died according to God’s law. In David’s cry for help he asked the Lord to cleanse him and sanctify him so that he would be blameless and innocent of great transgression. David knew that his sin was blatant rebellion against a Holy God. When was the last time you examined your life in light of God’s word. Calling on Jesus for salvation from the heart comes about after the Holy Spirit has brought biblical conviction on your that you are not worthy nor able to be holy as God is apart from him saving you by his grace that is given to you in Christ Jesus alone. When you are saved the Lord Jesus cleanses you and sanctifies you through the ministry of the Holy Spirit applying the word of God to your life in all areas so that you are acceptable in his sight. I invite you to take a longer look at Psalm nineteen over the next week, asking the Lord to make you holy as he is holy.
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