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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 51

  Psalm 51 David’s confession Main Point: Jesus can restore our joy when we confess our sins and submit our will to Him. (WARNING: Even more than usually my outline is messy, I will be mixing and exploring these ideas somewhat interchangeably this morning, so hold on for a bumpy logic ride, I’m just getting this stuff out of me this morning and not really cleanly outlining things. Life is messy, deal with it.) First there is the weightiest of all subjects: SIN . (Failure) (No self control = No Spirit of God control) Jesus had to suffer for every sin. The cost of sin was great for the Father, Spirit and the Son. We cannot imagine the pain, suffering, shame, and brokenness that sin placed upon Jesus and the effect it had on the relationship in the Holy Trinity. We cannot fathom the eternal reminder that the nail-scarred hands are on the sinless, spotless lamb. Forgiveness is no small matter. No greater cost can ever be reckoned to any debt in all history. And then there is the matter...