![]() Yet, God forgave David and restored David back to his throne. As a result of David’s sin bad things did happen in his house such as the rape of Tamar (2 Sam 13), Absalom’s rebellion (2 Sam 15), and many others. Because of his rebellion (Pss 51:3-4) David was likely to lose everything. Having his sin with Bathesha discovered by Nathan (2 Sam 12:7-10) threatened all that David had worked so hard to obtain (2 Sam 8). Pss 51:12 starts out with the powerful word, “restore.” David asked God to restore him back to the joy of salvation (v. He wants loyal and loving followers of him. God wants believers to be obedient to him. God therefore wants sacrifices offered in the right spirit (v. God does not want a sacrifice or burnt offering he wants a broken spirit, a broken heart, and a repentant heart (v. God’s ways are contrary to the ways of rebels (v. Obedience to God is What God Wants (and We Should too) Other instances of this word occur in Josh 2:12 Ruth 1:8 2 Sam 9:1 1 Kings 3:6 Pss 25:6 Prov 3:3 Zeck 7:9.ģ. Later in Lamentations, “The faithful love of the LORD never ends” (Lam 3:22, emphasis mine). All the way back into Exodus God said, “I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations” (Exod 20:6, emphasis mine). In another Psalm, “He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies” (Pss 103:4, emphasis mine). Your faithfulness reaches the clouds.” (Pss 57:10, emphasis mine). The Hebrew word used here is חֶסֶד which can mean “love, loyal love, faithful love, unfailing kindness.” This word is used elsewhere in the Old Testament to express, “For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins” (Pss 51:1, emphasis mine). David wrote, “Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Pss 51 shows believers that God’s love for them is unfailing. This seal guarantees their salvation and attests that the Holy Spirit’s baptizing work and current indwelling in believers is permanent. Believers have been “sealed” by the Holy Spirit (2 Cor 1:22 Eph 11:13 4:30). The New Testament makes it clear that once a believer is baptized by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5 11:16 1 Cor 12:13) and indwelled by the Holy Spirit (Rom 5:5 8:9, 11 1 Cor 2:12 6:19-20 12:13 Gal 4:6 1 John 3:24 4:13), there is no reversal of that act. Don’t Worry About God’s Holy Spirit Leaving Believers What a joy believers have when the record of their sin is cleared before God (Pss 51:12).ġ. Thankfully, that removal of sin does not require us to work for it because believers’ disobedience is forgiven and sins are put out of sight of the Lord (Rom 4:7). The Bible says that all believers sin (Gen 3:6-7 Rom 3:23) therefore sin needs to be removed. Another way Pss 51 relates to the rest of the Bible is related to the topic of the removal of sin. In Acts 13:3 the Holy Spirit “spoke” about who was to be dedicated for God’s work. Examples of the New Testament revelation are that “you lied to the Holy Spirit” (Acts 5:3) and “you weren’t lying to us but to God” (Acts 5:4). The New Testament provides much fuller revelation of the Holy Spirit. ![]() In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit is directly mentioned three times (Pss 51:11 Isa 63:10, 11). The Holy Spirit has a new role in the New Testament he regenerates the Christian (John 3:5-7), baptizes (1 Cor 12:13), indwells (Rom 8:13-17), and seals (Eph 4:30). In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit would temporarily come upon believers such as Gideon (Judg 6:34), Saul (1 Sam 11:6), and Isaiah (Isa 61:1). In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit had a different function than he now has in the New Testament. Psalm 51 connects to the overall message of the Bible by its mention of the Holy Spirit (v. HOW PSALM 51 FITS INTO THE OVERALL MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE 17), and that he would offer sacrifices in the right spirit (v. 17), offer a broken and repentant heart (v. Because David wanted joy and a clean heart he promised specific responses to God. But, in spite of that rebellion David wanted joy (v. ![]() 5) and that he had rebelled against God (vv. In this Psalm David recognized that he was born a sinner (v. Furthermore, David asked God not to remove the Holy Spirit from David (v. David also asked God not to banish him from God’s presence (v. That mercy was requested by David asking for the cleansing from guilt and sin (vv. In Psalm 51 David expressed that he wanted God’s mercy (v. The purpose of Psalm 51 is to ask for God’s removal of sin, for God’s Holy Spirit to remain with David, and to be made right in God’s sight. Photo Credit: Distant Shores Media/Sweet Publishing It reveals some of David’s inner thoughts, fears, and concerns after his terrible sin (2 Samuel 11).
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