October 26, 2026
Psalm 51:1-2 "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!" ESV
David pleading for God's mercy and love to forgive and cleanse him. David had sinned with Bathsheba and Nathan had been sent to David by God to open his eyes to it. David didn't try to make excuses, he just humbled himself and admitted to it. Yet so many times we begin to make excuses or pass the blame. It's as if we think God can't see and doesn't know already. God's word says to confess our sin and He is faithful and just to forgive them. Let me just say, we want God's mercy not His wrath.
