Psalm 51

    Verses                  God's Job                      My Job         
                  |                            |
  I Pet 2:11      |                            |  Abstaining from sin is 
  Heb   4:12      |                            |  my job!
  James 1:27      |                            |
  James 4:7-8     |                            |
                  |                            |
  Matt 7:7        |                            |  Seeking God is my job!
  Jer 29:13       |                            |  Like any relationship,
                  |                            |  this is a two way street.
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:1,2    |  Mercy, unfailing love,    |
                  |  compassion, blot out my   |
                  |  sins, cleanse me, wash    |
                  |  away my sins.             |
                  |  (1 John 1:5-7)            |
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:3      |                            |  Know my sin, keep it
                  |                            |  before me. (Luke 18:9-14)
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:4      |                            |  Know whom I have sinned
                  |                            |  against.
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:5      |                            |  "When have I not been
                  |                            |  this way?"  To recognize
                  |                            |  the sinful condition of
                  |                            |  my heart.  (John 8:34)
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:6,7    |  Teach me truth & wisdom   |  To humbly learn and
                  |  in the "in most places"   |  apply what God teaches.
                  |  of my heart.              |
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:9      |  Blot out my sins, forgive |  If God has forgiven us,
                  |  me, see me as if my sin   |  then we have no business
                  |  isn't there.              |  not forgiving ourselves.
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:10     |  Create in me a pure heart,|  To recognize and admit
                  |  give me a persevering     |  our powerlessness to sin.
                  |  spirit.  We can not be    |  (John 8:34)
                  |  pure by our own power,    |
                  |  only by His power, its    |
                  |  His job!                  |
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:11     |  Keep me in your presense. |  Ask God (Luke 11:13)
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:8 & 12 |  God's job is to give me   |  Ask God to restore joy.
                  |  joy.  He gives us even    |  Ask for willingness to
                  |  the willingness to fight  |  fight sin.
                  |  sin.                      |
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:13     |                            |  Then, AFTER God does
                  |                            |  His job with us, we will
                  |                            |  teach others about a
                  |                            |  relationship with Him.
                  |                            |
  Psalm 51:16-17  |                            |  God desires a humble
                  |                            |  heart that will submit
                  |                            |  fully to His guidance
                  |                            |  and Lordship.
                  |                            |
  Heb 10:14       |  Are we perfect?  YES!     |
                  |  because of His sacrifice. |
                  |  Are we Holy?  No, but He  |
                  |  is transforming us day    |
                  |  by day (2 Cor 3:18)       |
                  |                            |


Close with prayer.

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