Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 12

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

EZK.36
JHN.11

2024 Thanksgiving Month Day 12:
Give Thanks for the Cleansing and Forgiveness of Sin (Psalm 51:1-9)
(Memorize verses 1-2, 7-9)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.

Reflection:
This is the first half of one of the most famous penitential psalms among the seven penitential psalms. This song often helps us, in our weakness, sin, and guilt, to turn to God with a sorrowful and repentant heart, receiving timely forgiveness and release from Him. David's experience of forgiveness and cleansing, resulting from his genuine and heartfelt repentance, shows us that when we have fallen into weakness and sin, we must not only come before God with a broken heart of repentance but also prepare ourselves with a grateful heart to experience His grace of forgiveness and the power to cleanse our sins. Thank the Lord, what God is like our God, with such abundant mercy and grace to forgive, willing to blot out and cleanse us from all our sins, and to revive our bones, which have been crushed by condemnation! Because of the redemption of the Messiah, we are cleansed from sin and no longer need to use hyssop dipped in the blood of sin offerings, but by faith, we receive the cleansing of God’s Lamb—Jesus Christ’s blood, which is eternally effective. Moreover, the blessed believers today have received that “clean heart” that David sought, along with the Holy Spirit dwelling within us (Psalm 51:10-11), never to depart. For this reason, we should always remember and thank the Lord for His grace of forgiveness and the power of His precious blood. Because of His precious blood, we can boldly enter the Most Holy Place at any time (Hebrews 10:19) and, through “the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony,” overcome all attacks and accusations from the enemy (Revelation 12:11).



年度讀經計畫

結36
約11

2024感恩月Day 12：
為罪與過犯得到塗抹、潔淨而感恩（詩篇51:1-9）
大衛與拔示巴同室以後，先知拿單來見他；他作這詩，交與伶長。
(背誦1-2, 7-9節)
1 神啊，求祢按祢的慈愛憐恤我，
按祢豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯！
2 求祢將我的罪孽洗除淨盡，並潔除我的罪！
3 因為我知道我的過犯，我的罪常在我面前。
4 我向祢犯罪，唯獨得罪了祢，在祢眼前行了這惡，
以致祢責備我的時候顯為公義，判斷我的時候顯為清正。
5 我是在罪孽裡生的，在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。
6 祢所喜愛的是內裡誠實，祢在我隱密處必使我得智慧。
7 求祢用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨；
求祢洗滌我，我就比雪更白。
8 求祢使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音，使祢所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。
9 求祢掩面不看我的罪，塗抹我一切的罪孽。

【心得分享】這是詩篇中七篇懺悔詩裡最著名的一篇中的前半部分。這首詩歌常常幫助我們在軟弱、犯罪及良心受控告時效法大衛以憂傷痛悔的心迴轉向 神，從祂得及時的赦免和釋放。大衛因著真實、懇切悔改而得著赦免、潔淨的經歷，讓我們看到當我們軟弱犯罪後，不僅也要以憂傷的心來到 神前悔改，也當以感恩的心預備經歷 神赦罪之恩和潔淨罪污的大能。感謝主，有何神像我們的 神這樣有豐盛的憐憫和赦罪之恩，願意塗抹、潔淨我們一切已犯的罪，並且使我們原本因受定罪而壓傷的骨頭都可以再起來踴躍！因著彌賽亞的救贖，我們從罪中得潔淨不再需要用牛膝草沾贖罪祭牲的血來塗抹了，而是因信就得著 神的羔羊—耶穌基督永遠有效的寶血的潔淨。並且，蒙恩的信徒今天都得著了大衛所求的那「清潔的心」，也得著聖靈內主在我們裡面（詩51:10-11），永不離開。為此，我們實在要常常記念和感謝主的赦罪之恩和祂寶血的大能。因著祂的寶血，我們不僅可以隨時坦然進入至聖所（來10:19），也可以隨時憑著「羔羊的血和自己所見證的道」，勝過一起仇敵的攻擊和控告（啟12:11）。