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Deliver me from bloodguiltiness,
O GOD,
THOU GOD of my salvation,
and my tongue
shall sing aloud
of Thy righteousness.
King David was in the midst of his repentance after his heinous murder of his faithful soldier Uriah, whom David had purposely killed in battle... in order to cover his own sin with Uriah's wife, Bathsheba. [ 2 Samuel 11:15 ]
Most of us, however, are NOT kings, we are NOT in charge of battles for Israel proper, and we have NOT purposely set a trap to murder someone to cover our sin.... for which we give thanks.
But yet hearken: When we who know The LORD JESUS CHRIST continue on doing those things HE+ has brought to our minds , that they are WRONG , have we not crucified The LORD afresh because we have that comfortable, "easy" grace that we can always count on, to cover our sin ?
Is CHRIST indulgent of our sins ?
Scripture states this:
For it is
IMPOSSIBLE
for those
who were once enlightened,
and have tasted
of the Heavenly gift,
and were made partakers
of the HOLY SPIRIT,
impossible... impossible... impossible
And have tasted
the good word of GOD,
and the powers
of the world to come,
impossible... impossible... impossible
If
THEY
shall fall away,
impossible... impossible... impossible
to renew them again
unto repentance,
seeing
they crucify to themselves
the SON+ of GOD
afresh,
and put HIM+
to an open shame.
Hebrews 6:4-6
O Heavenly FATHER,
Gracious to the un-deserving
and Merciful to those who repent,
I hang my head in shame
for taking advantage
of Thy great goodness to me.
Please, please do not take from me
Thy blessed HOLY SPIRIT,
and please renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not out of Thy sight !
For, I live for THEE.
I live for Thy HOLY SON+ JESUS.
THOU, O GOD,
art my life and my soul's breath.
Help me forsake my human excuses
and weakness of character.
Help me stand
against my noxious self-indulgences.
Fortify me
against my old, Adamic nature
that wants to rule my life again.
Purge me with hyssop,
and I shall be clean;
wash me,
and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones which THOU hast broken
may rejoice !
Break, O break,
these bones of sin
that I may walk well-pleasing unto THEE,
O Righteous FATHER.
Accept these, my imperfect prayers,
for the sake of Thy Beloved SON+,
The LAMB+ of GOD,
Our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,
WHO+ taketh away the sin of the world.
Amen.
