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A Crying King
A. This is a Psalm with which all can identify.
1.
We are all sinners, all guilty.
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2. We’re all in need of mercy and cleansing.
B. It paints the sad, but touching scene before us.
1. David’s sin with Bathsheba has driven him to prayer.
2.
He is confessing his sins and crying out for cleansing.
C. “Though the heart is overwhelmed, yet it may be lifted up to God in prayer” (Matthew Henry)
This is a Cry for Cleansing (vv.
1-2)
1.
The king is painfully aware of his sins.
a. Nathan, the prophet, has faced him with them ()
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The conscience of the king has been awakened.
c.
The convicting work of God is bearing fruit.
2. “Pardon of sin must always be an act of pure mercy and therefore the awakened sinner flees to his pardoning Lord” (C.
H. Spurgeon)
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In these verses, David appealed to God’s love and compassion as he petitioned the Lord to forgive him by grace and cleanse him from sin.
3. We must face our sins before we will seek forgiveness.
This is a Cry of Confession (vv.
3-9)
1. “I acknowledge my transgressions” (v. 3)
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The king holds nothing back.
b.
He bares his heart to his forgiving Lord.
2. Confession is always the route to forgiveness.
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a. Sins confessed are sins forgiven.
3. “Against You, You only, have I sinned” (v.
4)
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This confessing one is totally honest.
(v. 6)
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We must also be completely honest with God.
b.
Honest confession brings complete cleansing.
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7)
This is a Cry of Commitment (vv.
10-13)
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The confessing king wants a clean heart.
2. David is sick of his sin.
3. “David is sick of sin as sin; his loudest outcries are against the evil of his transgression and not against the painful consequences of it” (C.
H. Spurgeon)
4. David determines that his cleansing will result in commitment.
a. “Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You.”
Conclusion:
A. God meets sinners where they are.
B. Where are you?
Are you tired of your sins?
C. Confess your sinfulness to Christ and commit to His service.
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