By Joanie Yoder, Our Daily Bread Writer

PHOTO: Psalm 51:1-13
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before e.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.
Repenting and Rejoicing
A Christian woman asked another believer how he was doing. With a broad smile he replied, "Repenting and rejoicing, sister!"
I believe this man was walking in a spirit of repentance - daily confessing and turning from sins and rejoicing in God's forgiveness.
Because honest repentance involves sorrow, we may forget that repenting leads to rejoicing. When we first repent and become new believers, we experience great joy. But if we then choose to live with unconfessed sin, our joy is lost.
David believed his joy could be restored. After pouring out his prayer of repentance to God, he made this humble plea: "Restore to me the joy of your salvation" (Psalm 51:12). As David turned back to the Lord, his sense of purpose returned: "Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you" (Psalm 51:13). Through his faith in a forgiving and merciful God, David began rejoicing again in his salvation (Psalm 51:14-15).
Do you sometimes lost the joy of your salvation because you fail to deal with your sins? If you'll confess them, God will forgive you (1 John:1-9). He'll restore your joy and help you overcome sins that trouble you. That's what it means to be a "repenting and rejoicing" Christian.
- Joanie Yoder
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Psalm 51:1-13
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before e.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.

PHOTO: Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
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Repenting and Rejoicing
A Christian woman asked another believer how he was doing. With a broad smile he replied, "Repenting and rejoicing, sister!"
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PHOTO: A Christian woman asked another believer how he was doing. With a broad smile he replied, "Repenting and rejoicing, sister!"
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I believe this man was walking in a spirit of repentance - daily confessing and turning from sins and rejoicing in God's forgiveness.

PHOTO: I believe this man was walking in a spirit of repentance - daily confessing and turning from sins and rejoicing in God's forgiveness.
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Because honest repentance involves sorrow, we may forget that repenting leads to rejoicing. When we first repent and become new believers, we experience great joy. But if we then choose to live with unconfessed sin, our joy is lost.

PHOTO: Because honest repentance involves sorrow, we may forget that repenting leads to rejoicing. When we first repent and become new believers, we experience great joy. But if we then choose to live with unconfessed sin, our joy is lost.
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David believed his joy could be restored. After pouring out his prayer of repentance to God, he made this humble plea: "Restore to me the joy of your salvation" (Psalm 51:12). As David turned back to the Lord, his sense of purpose returned: "Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you" (Psalm 51:13). Through his faith in a forgiving and merciful God, David began rejoicing again in his salvation (Psalm 51:14-15).

PHOTO: David believed his joy could be restored. After pouring out his prayer of repentance to God, he made this humble plea: "Restore to me the joy of your salvation" (Psalm 51:12). As David turned back to the Lord, his sense of purpose returned: "Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you" (Psalm 51:13). Thfough his faith in a forgiving and merciful God, David began rejoicing again in his salvation (Psalm 51:14-15).
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Do you sometimes lost the joy of your salvation because you fail to deal with your sins? If you'll confess them, God will forgive you (1 John:1-9). He'll restore your joy and help you overcome sins that trouble you. That's what it means to be a "repenting and rejoicing" Christian.
- Joanie Yoder

PHOTO: Do you sometimes lost the joy of your salvation because you fail to deal with your sins? If you'll confess them, God will forgive you (1 John:1-9). He'll restore your joy and help you overcome sins that trouble you. That's what it means to be a "repenting and rejoicing" Christian.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we confess our sins for your forgiveness. You will restore our joy and help us overcome sins that trouble us.
May we then be a 'repenting and rejoicing' Christian.
Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Psalm 51:1-13 - Repenting and Rejoicing
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 51:1-13, "Repenting and Rejoicing", Page 78.
By Joanie Yoder, Our Daily Bread Writer

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