The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 51:1-4, “Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness;

According to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.

4 Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done what is evil in Thy sight,

So that Thou art justified when Thou dost speak, And blameless when Thou dost judge.”

I’m sure that every judge likes to hear a prisoner say, “I’m guilty,” especially

when the crime is obvious. David had sinned and he knew it. There is

no way in the world that he could hope to escape judgment. He cries out

“Wash me…cleanse me…my sin is ever before me.” He was captive to his

conscience. But what is so amazing is that David viewed his sin as totally

against God. “Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned.” He had obviously

sinned against Bathsheba; he sinned against Uriah, her husband; yet he

viewed his sin as against God. Think about it: everything we do that is

wrong and everything we fail to do that is right are sins against the LORD.

Yes, like David, we can be forgiven! But, we have to confess our sin to the

Eternal Judge, and ask His forgiveness.

We Love you all with an undying Love,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas