In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse three, the assurance of forgiveness and God’s renewed blessing do not come easy sometimes. A person who has experienced the joy of salvation and then falls into the depths of immorality may experience a prolonged time of repentance and spiritual struggle before receiving the assurance of pardon and a complete restoration of God’s favor. David’s experience reveals how fearful it is to offend a holy God after being so richly blessed by Him.
The theme verse is the third stanza of the famous penitent Psalm in chapter fifty-one, also known as the “forgiveness chapter” and the “Psalm of David.” The opening line of the first verse is “Have mercy upon me.” The following opening line in the next verse is “Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity.” Then, to the theme starting line, “For I acknowledge my transgressions,” up to the title of this theme, “my sin is ever before me.”
Confession using these first three verses is significant to understand.
Repentants must realize that we ask God to show us grace after He has seen what we have done. To cleanse us from that act we had committed. However, do we recognize what we have done? And do we understand who we are doing it against?
God is a merciful and loving Father because He is the Holy One who created us and gave us His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who has allowed us to commune with Him and receive forgiveness because of the Savior. Therefore, when believers experience the goodness of God, know the truth, and commit such ungodly acts, it is not an easy situation to deal with. Similar to a marriage. Both man and woman accept the vows and get married, and then one of the two unfortunately breaks one of the vows. It is devastating for the innocent, the families, and all associated with the wedding.
How do you think God would feel when this happens? What would we do to the one who does something such as this? That is why He is God, and we are not.