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I'm thinking today of Psalm 51.1. It says,

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Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loving kindness.

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According to the greatness of your compassion, blot out my transgressions.

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Psalm 51.1. If these things that David was writing about here were not already

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God's character traits, what reasons would God have for

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forgiving our sins? He's not required to do so. He's not

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tricked or trapped to do so. He's free, holy,

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and righteous. He would be just in giving us

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exactly what we deserve. However, His mercy is unending. Justice is

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served because He paid when we couldn't.

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Jesus took the penalty for sins upon Himself.

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Praise God, that's done. We must realize we have sinned against God.

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We must say to God, God, be gracious to me.

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God, blot out my transgressions and do so according to your loving kindness,

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according to the greatness of your compassion. Lord, forgive us for what

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we've done. Help us stand for you today better than

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we did yesterday and better than the day before that, and we would

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better and better every day live for you. Check out

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