i came across psalm 51 and i was moved to share this passage because it really is a prayer that we can all relate to this is a psalm written after david sinned before the lord and committed adultery with bathsheba now we have all sinned and we all need to repent so if you have something hidden within your heart that you are yet to repent don't hold on to it don't keep that sin hidden repent go before the lord and ask our merciful and faithful savior jesus christ for forgiveness so as i read the word of
god before we pray i really do encourage you to pay attention to the sincerity pay attention to the need and desperation that david has for god to cleanse him pay attention to the regret and remorse that's in this psalm pay attention to it and learn the lesson that there is no joy in sin it's a fleeting pleasure that only leads to destruction so now the word of god says in psalm 51 have mercy on me o god according to your unfailing love according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin for i know my transgressions and my sin is always before me against you you only have i sinned and done what's evil in your sight so you were right in your verdict and justified when you judge surely i was sinful at birth sinful from the time my mother conceived me yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb you taught me wisdom in that secret place cleanse me with hyssop and i will be clean wash me and i'll be whiter than snow let me hear joy and gladness let the bones
you have crushed rejoice hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity create in me a pure heart oh god and renew a steadfast spirit within me do not cast me from your presence or take your holy spirit from me restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me then i will teach transgressors your ways so that sinners will turn back to you deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed o god you who are my god you who are god my savior and my tongue
will sing of your righteousness open my lips lord and my mouth will declare your praise you do not delight in sacrifice or i would bring it you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings my sacrifice o god is a broken spirit a broken and contrite heart you god will not despise may it please you to prosper zion to build up the walls of jerusalem then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous in burnt offerings offered whole then bulls will be offered on your altar now let us pray heavenly father thank you for your
word thank you for the wonderful gift of the holy spirit may he pull at my conscience may he tug my spirit and highlight my shortcomings so i can repent may he cause me to turn away from any sinful ways lord when i consider your amazing power and your might and stature i stand in all of your holiness and as i umly enter your presence i am ashamed of my deeds and thoughts so i come seeking your forgiveness and your cleansing if i have wandered far from you o lord if i've allowed my selfish thoughts and
desires to lead me in paths that are unrighteous forgive me have mercy on me god help me to walk in purity give me the strength and diligence not to allow my thoughts to go out of control help me to judge my own actions jeremiah 17 verse 9 declares the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it but i am grateful today that you o lord are the one who searches the heart so search my heart today king jesus and remove that which is not from you father created me a clean
heart your word tells me to keep my heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life so forgive me heavenly father forgive me if i've allowed bitterness unforgiveness anger deceitful thoughts revenge dishonesty and corrupt ways to enter my heart forgive me if i have not been careful of the things i watch or listen to forgive me if i've laid myself open to all kinds of corrupt influences forgive me lord jesus if i have not chosen my friends wisely lord i'm sorry and i repent i repent if i've made any excuses or
tried to rationalize my sinful actions have mercy lord i have fallen short mighty god and i need your forgiveness ezekiel 36 26 you have promised i will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you i will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh lord i am grateful for this assurance as i confess my deeds i ask that you create a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me you have also promised that if i confess my sins you are faithful and just to forgive
me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness your word gives me so much hope and i know that i can have a fresh start with you please give me a heart that is pure one that will seek to do your will and follow your ways i need a steadfast spirit so that i can continue in godliness and keep my heart clean i pray that you will grant me this request god give me the strength to persevere in righteousness as you give me a new heart guide my thoughts and my focus so that only godly attributes will
come from my heart like david i ask that you do not cast me from your presence lord please don't take your holy spirit from me i am thankful and humble to know that you do not keep a record of confessed sins but you have promised to place them as far as the east is from the west as you create a clean heart in me fill me with your presence lord fill me with your spirit so that the fruit of the spirit will spill over from my heart give me more of you lord more love more
joy more peace more patience gentleness meekness and self-control make me a vessel of honor for your glory guide my steps so that i will never revert to sinful ways restore my connection with you and keep me vigilant against those things that seek to corrupt my being remove all idols from my life and may the holy spirit convict me every time i seek to rationalize sinful actions and thoughts empower me holy spirit to truly repent and turn from my wicked ways guide my heart and strengthen me and may i be so filled by the spirit of
god that i may have the victory to live above sin i praise you for the power of your forgiveness that has set me free i thank you that i can go forth as a new creature in christ knowing that you died and rose again so that i might have life more abundantly thank you for restoring the joy of my salvation i praise you for a new heart in christ keep me steadfast dedicated to you oh god that's my prayer and may i never stray from your presence in jesus name amen [Music] [Music] [Music] if [Music]
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