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Psalm 51:12 & 13
"12 Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto Thee."

We turned to the book of Psalms to read familiar words written by King David at a time when he had messed up royally. David knows it was all his own doing and he asks GOD to CHANGE him; "CREATE in me a clean heart, O God; and RENEW a right spirit within me. Cast me NOT away from Thy presence; and take NOT Thy Holy Spirit from me."

These verses are SO recognizable to us because they are used in the "Offertory." Whe the offering of bread and wine to God as part of the Communion ceremony during our church service. And, they continue with the first of today's verses; "Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free spirit." GREAT words that signal to us the forgiveness of our sins. The cleansing and changing of our dirty situation to one of RENEWAL and a FRESH START. This is the source of JOY to the WORLD!

AND! It says so in our next verse; "Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto Thee." Once we know GOD'S GRACE we want other sinners to know about it too. We know they NEED GOD too! It's in the verses we are studying and in the lyrics of the song linked yesterday and below. Josh Garrels is one of the most talented singer and song writers of our day AND he just happens to be a Christian! Listen to his song The Arrow; 
"And it ain't nobody's fault except mine
There's only one way out
Please, Lord, forgive me"
https://youtu.be/V6GVY3MDcSc
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