Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-08-20
LESSON FOR AUGUST 22
DAviD's PRAYER FOR PARDON.

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LESSON TExT-Ps 5l:l-i7.
GOLDEN TENT wash me thoroughly
Hrom mine iniauity and cleanse me from
any sin.-Ps. tl:2
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-n Sam II.
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PRIMARY roPIc-Asking God to For
give Us. tlU t +ttf TA'
JUNIOR ToPIc-How David Obtained
y rgiveness,
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
What 70 DO When We Have Done
Z Wrong E
II YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
--Penitential Prayer In Christian Expe-
Frience t " t4t
There can scarcely be any doubt
Z hut what the sin here meant is that
which we studied last Sunday, namely.
adultery and murder etsee lis Sam. IL
and 12). About a year had elapsed
from the time of Davids sin TO his
repentance. The Thirty-second Psalm
graphically pictures David's state
of soul during this time. 1t was
year of great soul-anguish day and
might he was iashed by a guilty con-
science. In this psalm we see the
path by which guilty soul may re-
4 turn TO God
I. bavid's Cry fer Pardon tvv. 1, p.
1t is well to note, his conception of
God. He saw him as God of mercy
and loving kindness.
i. Have mercy" (v. ~. He knew
that justice would forever separate
him from God. Because he saw the
mercy and loving kindness of God, he
did not sink down under his weight Of
gloom and despair. Because Judas
IscarIot did not see God as God Of
mercy he went out and hanged him
self.
?. blot ont my transgressions"
". ~. He was fully conscious how
many had been his acts Of rebellion
againsts God.
8. wash me from my iniquity" ".
~. He knew that It was not enough
to have God blot out his sin. for his
very person was defiled He knew
that In order TO be clean he must be
washed thoroughly. and that by God
himself
4. Cleanse me from my sin" ". p.
He was not clear that washing would
make him clean, so he pleads with
God to make him clean by whatever
process is needed. He was even will
ing for FIRE to be applied. just so he
could be clean
u. pavid's Confession tvv. 3-5).
l. .! acknowledge my trunsgressions~
". 81. He now makes clean breast
of then--he would hold back moth
ing. There Is no way to peace with
God but by full confession of sin.
No haf-hearted dealing with sin viii
avail.
2. Against thee have / done this
evil" ". A.. All sin is vitality and re-
nlly against God. All our wrong do
ing with our fellows is against God,
for such deeds violate his laws. To
heighten all this guilt he remembers
that 1t was done in Gods sight, thus
showing disrespect and contempt for
him.
3, Behold l was shapen in inIqui-
-ty" e.. 81. He confesses not only to
these acts of sin, but that he is by
very nature sinner.
ili.' David's Cry for Deiiveranos
I(vv. co.,
1. make me to know wisdom" ".
81. He asked God that instead OF
heart wickedness he might be taught
by God himself in his inmost nature.
2..."Purge me with hyssop" ". Z.
rid IN hat ~,
he cleansed there is need of applying
satoning blood. His prayer scars aloft
-on the wings of faith to the supreme
sin offering, Christ. ..s
3. Restoration wv. 8, 9). He not
only wants pardon,s but restoration to
the divine favor in Jesus Christ a
~. -Davld's Cry for Purity Of Heart
.<vv. 1922.
He realized mat If his life was to
be different. God must dispose his
sheart toward the right. so he cried
FOR the Holy Spirit to not be taken
AWAY from him. es i'af ss
". DavId's Vows (vv. 1870. sia
l. To tell Gods mercies to others
". 13}. The one who has experienced
Gods forgiveness at once desires to
tell II to others.
Alto sing aloud Of Gods righteous
sneis ". 14}. He saw that the applica-
-tioh q Gods mercy and loving kind
mess was on the ground Of righteous
mess ard Justice He had vowed to
|spreach. now he vows to sing.
8. 10 show forth Gods prafse ~