Seize the Moment – Day 1155
Plead the Blood of Jesus!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, May 16.
There is power in saying, “Yes, I did it. I’m guilty of the crime.” If you want to experience true freedom, then you must confess your sins as rebellion against God. It’s not a bad choice or a phase of life; it’s sin! God used Nathan the prophet to call out David for his crimes against Bathsheba and Uriah (2 Samuel 11-12). There was no getting around it; David knew he was guilty of murder and adultery, deserving of God’s righteous judgment.
David petitioned God for the forgiveness of sin in Psalm 51:2-4, “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge.” Furthermore, David pleaded the blood in verse 7, “Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow” (cf. Isaiah 1:16-18). David’s request invokes the Exodus and the sacrifice of the Passover Lamb (ref. Exodus 12:21-22). David confessed his guilt and knew that he was not able to forgive himself, nor cleanse himself from his unrighteousness, so he petitioned God.
The way to forgiveness was made through Jesus Christ – “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). The blood of the Lamb provides the propitiation of God’s wrath for humanity’s rebellion against Him. In simple words, Jesus satisfied God’s righteous judgment through the shedding of His own blood (1 Peter 1:18-19; Hebrews 9:22; Ephesians 1:7; Romans 3:21-25).
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 51, meditating upon David’s confession; plead the blood of Jesus – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
God bless you!
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