Psalm 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
The Moral Dilemma
.. How do I understand what I face each day when I face moral and ethical decisions? How do I know the right course? How do I know to say the right thing – should I say yes or should I say no? Everyday we face those moral judgements..
..' 12 Who can understand his errors? '
The Error Of Our Ways
.. This is where we miss it very often. How often have we made the wrong choice, ‘O I didn’t make the right decision as I should have here?’ And God allows us to sometimes make these wrong choices to show us the error of our ways – to show us that we are totally dependent on Him..
.. ‘Maybe I didn’t go before The Lord to enquire of Him what He is saying.’ Who can UNDERSTAND his errors [in his own strength?] There is so much in life we have to decide – to face and that is why we need The Holy Spirit who is come to guide lead and direct..
.. John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you..
Wait On The Lord
.. Sometimes we are not to move – not to say yes or no – but we are to wait on God. Very often He is trying to get us to that place. This is what we have to do because we don’t always know..
..12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults..
.. Cleansing is another word for ‘purging’, it also means ‘to acquit’. It means that you are exempt from punishment.. ‘
Prayer Is The Key
‘Keep me Lord from punishment. If I don’t [by your grace and mercy] bring my secret faults out into the light they cause me to err and subject me to punishment’
Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Psalm 119:113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
