In Psalm 51, David is asking the Lord to cleanse his sin. He committed adultrey and murder so he's asking the Lord for forgiveness and mercy. He says that if the Lord forgives him he'll sing his praises.
My favorite verse is 4, "Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment." This is my favorite verse because I have never thought of the fact that when I sin, I sin against the Lord, not just whoever I lied to or was mean to or whatever. I mean I knew that but I guess I just really didn't process it.
Application: Everytime I want to watch a movie that I haven't asked my parents about I'll will thin about that I'm not just sinning against my parents... I'm sinning against the Lord. The Holy Spirit lives inside of me and when I sin, it hurts him. Everytime I want to sin, this is what I'll think about.
It's important to keep in mind that Christ has paid for these sins we commit, and therefore they really are against HIM and not those around us. The movies are a great example here. 12/15 (late)
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