Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-05-17

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The psalm is
the outcome OF dark page in the his.
tory OF David. king OF Israel. First
there was the adultery with Bath
sheba. then the murder OF Uriah then
concealment and hardness OF heart
for year. Psalm 30 tells us how
David felt while refusing TO confess:
When ! kept silence my bones
waxed old through my roaring all the
day long For day and night thy
hand was heavy upon me: my mois-
ture Is turned into the drought OF
summer" Then came Nathan the
prophet and stirred David's heart TO
anger with the story OF the pet eve
lamb Nathan's stern words. Thou
art the man" were like n lightning
flash in dark night. David saw him
self as he was before God. and con
fession and forgiveness followed Aft
or all these events-sin. conceal.
ment. murder. threatening, penitence.
pardon punishment-he cries Have
mercy. blot out my transgressions.
cleanse me from my sin. wash me
and shall be whittier than snow. The
entire psalm is a perfect path for
penitent sinner. and you and do
veil to walk In its steps
Confession.
David recognizes the inherent evil
OF sin. He saw II as transgression.
as rebellion. iniquity. twisted thing.
as sin-missing the mark set for the
soul. David knew II was no light
thing
Sin in relation to God is transgres-
sion. failure. denial. turning away.
blasphemy. hatred In relation TO
man II is shame and isolation. tire
some and dreary monotony degener.
acy. bondage. death. There are sins
OF thought OF word. OF deed: secret
sins. family sins. business sins. social
sins An awful catalogue: Adultery.
fornication. uncleanness. lascivious.
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variance. emulations. wrath. strife.
seditions. heresies. envyings. muir.
ders. drunkenness. revelings. and such
like tGal 5:i9-2D. Fools make a
mock OF sin. Society goes TO the
theater. sees a story OF sinful hus.
bands and wives and laughs: II
speaks OF a drunkard. or libertine or
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name.
i Prayer.
Have mercy. blot out. wash, cleanse.
We see how deep was Davids realiza-
tion OF the enormity OF his sin. and
how real the need he felt for cleans.
ing He wants a change OF state
blot out my transgressions:" and
change OF nature-"cleanse me from
my sin Up amid the SHOWS OF the
Arctic circle region Is the grave OF an
explorer who went out with Sir
George Mares Al the head OF the
grave is single inscription: Wash
we. and shall be whittier than snow :"
Yes. your past may have been black
as midnight and foul as this sin OF
David. but Christ can wipe II clean
OF the page. What can wash away
my SIM Nothing but the blood OF
Jesus" And when by faith you &C.
cept this cleansing you will know the
truth OF what the girl meant when
|, she said In answer 10 the question
rs anything whittier than snow"
Yes pardoned soul"
Wash me thoroughly from mine
iniquity" Though your sins be as
scarlet they shall be as white as
snow" Cleanse me from my sin :"
I"l win. be thou clean" Look nj Da-
vid's basis OF confidence for such
prayer according unto the multi
iude OF thy tender mercies" The
greatest wonder Of God is the mercy
OF God. and Il is the sinners only
plea
Sin is the worst word in any lar.
guage and fhe worst thing In any
soul At the cross you can see Gods
hatred Of sin. his love for the sinner.
his fidelity 10 his promises and your
opportunity "Mv sin is greater than
can bear" You do rot need to
bear II Who his own self bare our
sins in his own body on the tree ="
Take your stand by the side Of ma.
yid. and the publican Re merciful 10
me sinner Ask God. for Christs
sake TO forgive, TO pardon. 10 cleanse
and TO renew The answer is yours
already-"The blood Of Jesus Chris,
his son cleanseth us from all sin"
! Come now and by faith walk the path
from sin through penitence. confess
! sion and faith TO pardon. peace aud
purity Let the new wear In YOUR
: calendar he a new year IN your char
j acter. YOUR conduct and YOUR career
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TAai sesus saves me now