Lesson 3 Purposes for Slavery to Sin: That We Might Become Broken and Humbled
Questions 3 and 4
Here is the next portion of this passage for consideration:
Psalms 51:3-5 NIV (3) For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. (4) Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. (5) Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Notice that David has sided with God against himself here. He is not defending himself and accusing others any longer; he is acknowledging his sin and agreeing with God’s judgment of “guilty.” This is one of the first signs that God is truly working in us, convicting us of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). When the Holy Spirit works in us, we stop accusing and blaming our spouse, our parents, our past, our orientation, etc., and we cry out to the Lord for grace.
Question 3. How might you pray along with David from Psalm 51:3-5 NIV?
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Psalms 51:6-7 NIV (6) Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place. (7) Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Here is David’s heartfelt desire to be clean. He acknowledged that his sin made him impure before a holy God and that sin defiled his heart and mind. He pleads to be cleansed, washed of his sin, made whiter than snow.
Question 4. Here is a place for your ongoing prayer, using David’s model prayer in Psalm 51:6-7 NIV.
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