Confessing Your Way Out of the Pit- A Powerful, Life Saving Confession Psalm 51
INTRO: Psalm 40:1-3 From the Pit of Destruction to the Rock, Jesus!
I. We Confess “Jesus as Lord”, While Believing That God Raised Him from the Dead: This Finds Freedom from the Pit of Sin’s Penalty
II. We Confess Our Sin: This Finds Freedom From the Pit of Sin’s Power.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins He is faithful and Just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation but the sorrow of the world produces death.
When God Confronts and Convicts: Agree, Immediately! 2 Samuel 12:1-15
The Way of Saul! 1 Samuel 15:12-24
You Practice Partial Obedience, while pretending Full Obedience
You Give Yourself Full Credit for Your Seemingly Spiritual Victory.
When God Confronts You Say: “It isn’t So!”
You Blame Someone Else for Your Rebellion:
You Substitute Sacrifice for Obedience. Psalm 40:6-8 1 Cor 13:1-3
Downplay Disobedience, When God calls it Like Witchcraft
The Way of David: 2 Samuel 12:1-6
Psalm 51: A Powerful, Life Saving Confession
1) An Appeal to the Glory of God: (1-3) Exodus 34:7-9
2) A Confession of Our Own Depravity and Our Sole Offense Against God. 4-5
– That Knows You Deserve Judgment, and takes full Responsibility: 4
– That Understands Your Personal Guilt
– That Understands Your Absolute Depravity & Propensities to Sin. 5
Luke 5:8 And when Simon Peter Saw, He fell down at the feet of Jesus and said, “Depart from Me for I am a sinful Man, LORD”.
Luke 18:13 But the tax collector standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast saying, “God be merciful to me, the sinner.
3) A Confession of Faith that Only God can Change & Transform. 6-10
– From the Inside Out. 6
– From Dirty to Clean from the Corruption to Purity: 7.
– From an Impure Heart to a Clean Heart. 10
– From A Faltering Spirit to a Steadfast spirit 1f
4) A Confession of Faith for A Clean Heart 11-12
– For The Presence of the Lord 11
– For The Power of the Holy Spirit 11
– For The Joy of Your Salvation 12
Psalm 16:12 In Your Presence is Fullness of Joy and at Your Right hand are pleasures forever.
5) A Confession of Faith for Total Restoration
– To Teach Transgressors His Ways 13
– To See Sinners Converted to Him. 13
– To Declare the Praise of Our Great God. 14
III. We Confess His Word: This Finds Life, Assurance and Victory
2 Corinthians 4:13 But having the same Spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I Believed, therefore I Spoke,” we also believed, therefore we also speak.
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