Psalm 51:7–12 (ESV) —
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
NOTE: The reality of
sin is that it is painful. It might feel good for a moment, but deep down, it
tears apart our soul. We hurt. We feel the shame. No matter how much we have
hardened our heart, our spirit cannot deny the cry of pain. We know it is wrong.
And that is why forgiveness, cleansing, the washing of our soul, feels so good.
We want to remove the stain and pain. We desire so much for a clean heart and a
right spirit. We need God's presence. We so desire to live in the joy of our
salvation, and even though our sins cannot remove the promise, the joy can
disappear in a life of sin. I understand David's heart in this Psalm. I have
felt it as have many others. The joy of holiness is only glimpsed in this life.
Someday we will have new bodies, unstained by sin, and we will truly realize
the joy of our salvation. How I look forward to that day.
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