Psalm 51:1 (0) For the leader. A psalm of David, 2 when Natan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bat-Sheva:
3 (1) God, in your grace, have mercy on me;
in your great compassion, blot out my crimes.
4 (2) Wash me completely from my guilt,
and cleanse me from my sin.
5 (3) For I know my crimes,
my sin confronts me all the time.
6 (4) Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil from your perspective;
so that you are right in accusing me
and justified in passing sentence.
7 (5) True, I was born guilty,
was a sinner from the moment my mother conceived me.
8 (6) Still, you want truth in the inner person;
so make me know wisdom in my inmost heart.
9 (7) Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
10 (8) Let me hear the sound of joy and gladness,
so that the bones you crushed can rejoice.
11 (9) Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my crimes.
12 (10) Create in me a clean heart, God;
renew in me a resolute spirit.
13 (11) Don’t thrust me away from your presence,
don’t take your Ruach Kodesh away from me.
14 (12) Restore my joy in your salvation,
and let a willing spirit uphold me.
15 (13) Then I will teach the wicked your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
16 (14) Rescue me from the guilt of shedding blood,
God, God of my salvation!
Then my tongue will sing
about your righteousness —
17 (15) Adonai, open my lips;
then my mouth will praise you.
18 (16) For you don’t want sacrifices, or I would give them;
you don’t take pleasure in burnt offerings.
19 (17) My sacrifice to God is a broken spirit;
God, you won’t spurn a broken, chastened heart.
20 (18) In your good pleasure, make Tziyon prosper;
rebuild the walls of Yerushalayim.
21 (19) Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then they will offer bulls on your altar.
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Many places on earth have weather changes from day to day. God controls the weather so that we can live on earth and grow the food that we need. Today and for the next few days we will talk about different kinds of weather that are mentioned in the Bible.
Snow! Some people love it. Many people hate it. And others have never even seen snow. Snow is one way that God provides water for the earth. Snow can be calm and peaceful. If you have ever experienced a blizzard, you know that snow can also be dangerous.
When snow falls to the ground, it is white and beautiful. Snowdrifts caused by blowing snow look like peaks of whipped cream. The writer of Psalm 51:7 talks about the whiteness of snow. "Remove my sin and make me pure. Wash me until I am whiter than snow!"
Sin makes us dirty. Only Jesus can remove our sin and make us clean again. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the penalty for our sins. Through His death, our sins are forgiven and we can have a right relationship with God.
Do you want to be clean and pure before God? Follow and obey Jesus and accept His wonderful gift of salvation.---
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