He crowns me with steadfast love and mercy. Though I have spat in His face with my rebellion. ![]() Though I have sinned against God and belittled His name. (verse 4) And not only are you forgiven, redeemed from your own mess, but then you are crowned with steadfast love and mercy. Not only are you forgiven, but the pit you’ve put yourself in, God will redeem you from. He will lift that burden off of you, if you let Him. God can, and does, forgive you of your sins. Can you allow the Lord to lift the burden of your sins off your back? 1st John 1:9 says if we confess our sins he is just and faithful to forgive us of all our sins. This Psalm is for when you feel dirty, ashamed, embarrassed because of your sins. Who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy I encourage you to read it in it’s entirety on your own, but I will outline a few verses below: Where do we go for hope after we’ve sinned and the pain of dual desires chokes the hope from our hearts? One of the sweetest Psalms for my soul when I feel the despair of my own sin, has been Psalm 103. ![]() Have you ever felt the pain of incomplete sanctification? That sadness and guilt that comes from the desire to honor Jesus with your actions, but the absence of perfection this side of heaven? I have. ![]() If we are really honest, sometimes we choose sin not because we are so enticed against our wills, but because we desire its forbidden fruit. As Christians, how do we battle against the low grade guilt many of us walk with because of our sinful mistakes? Is there any hope for our Christian story? Regrets from Choosing Sin
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