Psalm 51:1-19

"Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt...."

"Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me."

"Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me — now let me....."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 51:9-10 -- Hide your face from my sinsa and blot outb all my iniquity. 10 Create in me a pure heart,a O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Have mercy on me o God, according to your unfailing kindness... - Psalm 51:1-2

Have you hidden the evidence or are you open with God? Hiding sin doesn't help anyone so let's come clean before God.

As children of our Father, we are called to live up to the God standard! Phillip Morrison reminds us that we are saved by grace and God expects us to be gracious.

"Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!"

"Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me."

"Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."

"Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me."

A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. - Psalm 51:17

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 51:12 -- Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Can I let go of my regrets, guilt, and shame? Max Lucado reminds us that we can ask God to both examine us and cleanse us; such is the grace of grace!

"Dear Disciple, You are probably aware that I had many disagreements with the Pharisees, scribes, and scholars during My time on earth and that I..."

The God who invented time is right here with me—in the room. Sometimes I have to take a deep breath to remember that. Ron Rose reminds us that the key to getting things done on our huge to-do list is to take it to God and then have Him help us to one thing, and do it right!

Should we make these resolutions in the first place? Rubel Shelly resolves to live for God this year and that changes how he approaches his New Year's resolutions.

How much of my mess can God actually forgive? God can forgive all of our mistakes, sins, and failiures.

Do you really want to fill your sponge with grey water? Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.

How good is your spirit? Alan Smith reminds us that we have to be moldable, to have a broken and contrite spirit if God is going to do anything with us.

How beautiful are your hands? Sarah Stirman reminds us that when we use our hands to serve the Lord, we are seen as beautiful and he gives us strength to serve him.

Sometimes, clichés aren't enough And while David says, “My sin is always before me” (Psalm 51:2), he is also attributed as saying, “Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11). If you know the story of David, his choices had consequences to the e

How do you really clean house this spring? Anne Voskamp shares her insights into spring cleaning and the stress and blessing of completely cleaning ones house and heart.

Are you dead enough to catch on fire? Mike Barres challenges us to die to self so we can catch fire with the Spirit of the Lord.

Life is full of ups and downs, but God goes with us through it all! Bill Sherrill reminds us that life is full of ups and downs, good things and bad, so we need to find the good and not the bad.

Do you want a new heart? A heart transplant reminds us that we need God's heart transplant spiritually.