Proclamation:
“Show me Your ways, Lord, teach me Your
paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach
me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long. Remember, Lord, Your great mercy and love,
for they are far from old. Do not
remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to Your love
remember me, for You, Lord, are good.”
Psalms 25:4-7 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written under the influence
of The Holy Spirit of God by King David.
He begins this psalm by expressing his trust in The Lord. (Psalm
25:1) However, in this psalm David
admits that he is in trouble, distressed, and he is suffering. (Psalm
25:15-18) He knows that he has many
enemies who hate him. (Psalm 25:19) He also knows that he has committed many sins
and transgressions but he is asking The Lord God to forgive all of his sins
(Psalm 25:11 and 18) and to have mercy on him and help him. He prays that God will help him to not be
ashamed of Him, will show him His ways, will teach him His paths, and will lead
him in His truth. (Psalm 25:2-5) David ends
this psalm by praying for a series of ten personal blessings and then he prays
for all of the people in the nation. (Psalm 25:16-22)
Application:
All of us have committed sins that we want
The Lord God to forgive us for, and not all of them were done in the days of
our youth. Unfortunately, we cannot “get
right” without God’s help. We need for Him
to show us and teach us and lead us in the right way. We must put out trust in The Lord. We also, like David, have some troubles that
we need God to deliver us from and to keep us from. (Psalm 25:20-22) Let us pray that The Lord God will have mercy
on us and forgive, teach, guide, lead, and preserve us as we continue our Christian
journey on earth for we need His help and we cannot make it without Him.
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