Psalm 51 is King David’s public confession of his sin! He
knew that God desired for him to be honest and truthful in his heart about what
he had done.

If we are believers and have the Holy Spirit living in us, even the thought of
sinning should cause us to feel His conviction and warning not to commit the
sin.  But and if we do sin and transgress God’s holy law, both the Holy Spirit and our conscience should feel the guilt
and defilement of the sin. The Scriptures teach us that sin will defile our
conscience and grieve the Holy Spirit.  And if we ignore this convicting power of the Holy Spirit and continue
in our sin, we can “quench” the Holy Spirit and even “sear” our
conscience so that we will deceive ourselves into believing that there is
nothing wrong with our sin.

The prophet Isaiah said that the day had come when the people of Israel was doing
this very thing: “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put
darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet
for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their
own sight! Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing
intoxicating drink, Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice
from the righteous man!” (Isaiah 5:20-23)

Years later when the prophet Jeremiah was pronouncing the coming judgment upon Judah
and Israel, he said this: "Because from the least of them even to the
greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even
to the priest, Everyone deals falsely. They have also healed the hurt of My
people slightly, Saying, 'Peace, peace!' When there is no peace. Were they
ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed;
Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD.”
(Jeremiah 6:13-15)

Wow! This sounds exactly like what has happened in America today. Even our church
leaders have chosen the path of “proclaiming peace”, becoming so “seeker
sensitive” to draw larger numbers, that instead of calling sin for what it is, they
attempt to “heal the hurt” and brokenness, that sin has brought into the
lives of people, by ignoring their sins and trying to make them feel good.  Like Israel, we have come to the sad state
where “we are not ashamed of our abomination and no longer blush at our
sins”.  As a matter of fact, we justify and glorify these abominations and seem to honor those that commit
them.

My friend, if we want to be forgiven of our sin, we must realize God wants us to
look inside and admit the truth (v. 6). The truth is that “all have sinned
and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Quoting from the Old
Testament, the Apostle Paul put it this way: “As it is written: "There
is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none
who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; They have together become
unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one." "Their
throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit";
"The poison of asps is under their lips"; "Whose mouth is full
of cursing and bitterness." "Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Destruction and misery are in their ways; And the way of peace they have not known."
"There is no fear of God before their eyes." (Romans 3:10-18)

We cannot experience “peace with God” (Romans 5:1), or the “peace of
God” (Philippians 4:7) if there is unconfessed sin in our heart.
When we do acknowledge our sin, and confess and repent, we will find that God’s
Truth, Jesus Christ Himself will come alive in our “inward and hidden part”,
and we will enjoy “His Wisdom” (v. 6). 1 Corinthians 1:30 says it this
way: “But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from
God--and righteousness and sanctification and redemption”.

God bless!