The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-20

l.cssou VII Tllrl Quarter International
s-tits, Apeusi H.
/. blessed b, he whose trnnsgress!on Is
forgiven, whose sin IS covered. " oh, tho
happiness OF tho ono who has heard tho
Lord say, II, even /, am He that blottoth
ont thy trnnsgrsssigns for mine own sake
and Will not remember thy sins" lisa.
KIN 25) A part Of His name A tho
Lord God, merciful and gracious, forgiv-
ing iniqulty and transgresNon and sim
(ljx. xaxiv, b-O. Instend of studying the
story oi David's great sin as recorded in
tho chapters III Samuel, following our last
lesson, our attention is in this lesson called
to Dnyid's pen!tcnce and forgiveness.
While God hates sin and cannot look upon
| 1t, He Is ever ready to forgive the true pen
i,ont ind urges him to come In such words
ms lsa. /, Is, .Icr. Iii, IL, Hos. xiv, /, @
| This Man still rccciveth sinners.
.. "Rlessed Is the man unto whom tho
Lord imputeth not iniquity and in whose
spirit there is no guile. God was, In
Christ rcconciUng the world into Himself,
not imputiug their trcSpasses unto them
| UI Cor. " 100. Abraham beloved God
and 1t was Imputed unto him for right.
cousness and hc was called tho Friend Of
God \Jas II, 23). This righteousness came
not through any good works of Abraham,
but wholly of grace (Rom. Nv, 3-sl. Trans
grcssion Is & going beyond or doing what
wa should not do; sin Is coming short Of
what wo should do, while iniqulty Is tho
root of tho matter, but God for Christ )
sake puts away the guilt OF thu whole
business, for cvory true pcntont who Is
without guile - that Is, who sincerely
turns to Him.
5. "Whon | kept silence, my bones
wnxcd old through my roaring all the day
long" Unconfosscd sin, like u gathering
wound, swells and tormonts. He that Gov
eroth his sins shall not prosper hut whose
confesscth and forsakoth them shall obtain
mercy (Prov. xviii, l3l. When our In.
Equities separate between us and our God
aud our sins hide His face from us lisa.
lix, %, 1t is indeed dark with our souls,
but what comfort there is In this word
IF VIZ confess our sins, lilo is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
Us from all unriRhteousnoss II John |, 9),
L. FOR day and night Thy hand wa
heavy upon mo. My moisture Is turned
| into the drought of summer Sclnh." II
WAS the loving hand of "a loving God long
Ing for the fellowship of His child who
had turned away frol Him. Whatever
God docs, II is To lead us to Himself. fo
e He willcth not the death OF u sinner Il
q Pet. Iii, %. He does everything possible t,
/ deliver from the pit and 80 give life apt
> peace (Job xxxiu, 20, -, 90, 500. Thu
/ word sclah suggests that hero we pnus,
, and meditasa.
b. II acknowledged my sin onto tee
and mine iniquity hayo not hid. said
Will confess my transgressions unto tn
Lord, and thou forgavcst tho iniquity O
I my sin. Solah." Sturgeon has said tina
confession is the lancs which relieves tn
i fostering wound. Confession is deeper thai
e merely asking forgiveness; the latter ma,
n be through fear of consequences but tn
a former shows true ponitcnce II we hav
wrongod any one, confession and rostitu
ton must bc made to them IL possible. hu
= first and always TO God and as In Iii
sight, for all sin Is against Him. "Thol
forgayest" what a word to cons.dcrl Ar
Z you this moment rejoicing that God 10
n Chrst's sake has forgiven you? (Eph Nv
I 32 John Ii, l2l.
T. For this shall every ono that Is god
Q ly pray unto Thee In n time when Tho
: 4Aysst be found" Every rejoicing 70,