Psalm 51:4:
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in your sight,so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in your judgment.
We all have had times where we have hurt someone else and have had to apologize to them. As human beings, we are capable of cheating, lying, stealing, abusing, or any of the other numerous forms of hurt and hatefulness. This is between one person and another. But the SIN of these things is only between that person and the One, True God! That is what David was saying here. He did wrong to Bathsheba and to Uriah, which is what this Psalm is referring to, but his sin was against the Lord and His Word. He could not have fellowship with the LORD as long as that sin was not dealt with properly! For unbelievers, the answer to sin is JESUS! For believers, the answer is found in 1 John 1:9:
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Now let's look ate that verse in the Amplified Bible!
9 If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness) and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action.
Let's stay continually clean before Him by confessing sin immediately. That is the very best way to stay in close, intimate fellowship with Him!
In Mark 1 we see Jesus continually being about his Father's Business! He ALWAYS started each day in close personal fellowship with the One, True God! Look at verse 35:
35 And in the morning, long before daylight, He got up and went out to a deserted place, and there He prayed.
When the disciples woke up, they went searching for Him and told Him "Everybody is looking for You"! Verse 38 shows us the reply that Jesus gave to them:
38 And He said to them, Let us be going on into the neighboring country towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out. 39 [So] He went throughout the whole of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Here are some pictures that I have posted before of the Sea of Galilee, so that you can see the entire area where Jesus was preaching at this time! Remember that the entire sea, or lake, is 13 miles long and 7 miles wide. This is where a great part of the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth took place!
One end as seen from the Golan heights.
The middle.
The other end.
This is an aerial view.
Shalom in Him!
