O Lord,
to us belongeth confusion of face . . . because we have sinned against Thee.
Daniel 9:8
"A deep sense
and clear sight of sin,
--its heinousness,
--and the punishment which it
deserves,
should make us lie low before the throne.
We have sinned as
Christians.
Alas! Favored as we have been, we
have yet been ungrateful: privileged beyond most, we have not brought
forth fruit in proportion.
An unpardoned sinner sins
cheaply compared with the sin of one of God's own, who has
had communion with Christ.
Look at
David! Many will talk of his sin, but I pray you look at his
repentance, and hear his broken bones, as each one of them moans out its
dolorous confession!
Mark his tears, as they fall upon the ground, and
the deep sighs with which he accompanies the softened music of his harp!
Look,
again, at Peter! We speak much of Peter's denying his Master. Remember,
it is written, "He wept bitterly." Have we no denials of our Lord
to be lamented with tears?
My soul, bow down under a sense of thy
natural sinfulness, and worship thy God.
Admire the grace which saves
thee—the mercy which spares thee—the love which pardons thee!" Charles Spurgeon