Psalm 51 [Easy Off Bang]

Psalm 51:1-3 MSG

“Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. 

Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. 

I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.”

This is how King David felt after he slept with one of his soldiers’ wives, and then ordered him killed, while that very soldier was out fighting for him and his kingdom. And this, Psalm 51, is what David writes to his God, asking for forgiveness and mercy. David wrote this believing that his God was entirely capable of all David asked him.

Ever felt like this? Felt full of guilt and shame? Felt weighed down by your bad record and dirty laundry? Felt like your sins are literally staring at you through the eyes of the people you’ve hurt? Felt like there’s no hope, no escape?

Well, let me tell you something. David was right.

God can wipe out your bad record:

"I [God], even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.” (Isaiah 43:25)

“For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sin no more.” (Hebrews 8:12)

God can scrub away and soak out your sins:

“I [God] will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.” (Ezekiel 36:25)

There is hope, there is an escape. It’s all through the life and death of Jesus Christ.

Ask. Believe. And bang, the dirt is gone!