Wash
Me Thoroughly
Have mercy on me, O God, according to
your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my
transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so
that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.
Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
You desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and
gladness; let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my
sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and
put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your
salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors your
ways, and sinners will return to you.
Psalm 51:1-13
It is important to be a genuine
Christian, not just in words but in actions. If you only have one or two vital
Christian experiences, you have simply relegated your experiences to a little
box, like a box of pictures that you pull out from time to time, or a wallet
with some photos of your family. Keep your experience fresh and vibrant by
daily worship and fellowship with the Lord through prayer and Bible study. Only
then can you be cleansed daily. Ask that you be restored so you can truly
experience the joy of salvation.
Faith in a creed
can go stale,
faith in Christ can be
fresh every day.
Our
Daily Bread -