How To R-A-P When You Find Yourself In A Messy Situation

Psalm 51:1-6 (Living) O loving and kind God, have mercy. Have pity upon me and take

away the awful stain of my transgressions.

[2] Oh, wash me, cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again.

[3] For I admit my shameful deed--it haunts me day and night.

[4] It is against you and you alone I sinned and did this terrible thing. You saw it all, and

your sentence against me is just.

[5] But I was born a sinner, yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

[6] You deserve honesty from the heart; yes, utter sincerity and truthfulness. Oh, give me

this wisdom.

Psalm 51:7-12 (Living) Sprinkle me with the cleansing blood and I shall be clean

again. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

[8] And after you have punished me, give me back my joy again.

[9] Don't keep looking at my sins--erase them from your sight.

[10] Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires.

[11] Don't toss me aside, banished forever from your presence. Don't take your Holy

Spirit from me.

[12] Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.

VERY BRIEFLY THIS MORNING I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT

HOW TO R-A-P WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A MESSY SITUATION

MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER IN EACH OF OUR LIVES

WE ALL HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN A MESSY SITUATION

AND WHEN I SAY A MESSY SITUATION I`M TALKING ABOUT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE

ALLOWED SIN TO MANIFEST ITSELF IN OUR LIVES

AND HINDER OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

AND YOUR SIN CAN BE ONE THING AND MINES COULD BE ANOTHER

BUT WE ALL HAVE SIN AND FELL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD

Eccles. 7:20 (KJV) For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth

not.

BUT IN THE TEXT KING DAVID TEACHES US HOW TO R-A-P

- WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES IN A MESSY SITUATUION

AND NO I`M NOT TELLING YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RAP LIKE

SNOOP DOGGY DOG--50 CENTS--LIL KIM-P DIDDY OR MASTER P

I`M NOT TELLING YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO SWEET TALK YOURSELF OUT OF A MESSY

SITUATION

BUT WHAT DAVID TEACHES US IN THE TEXT IS

THAT WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES IN A MESSY SITUATION

THAT WE HAVE TO (REPENT )-(ACKNOWLEDGE) AND (PRAY)

OUR WAY THROUGH A MESSY SITUATION

AND I NEED TO PAUSE AND TELL YOU THAT

YOUR MESSY SITUATION MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS KOBE BRYANTS

IT MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS R KELLY`S

BUT WEATHER IT`S BIG OR SMALL SIN IS SIN AND A MESS UP IS A MESS UP

AND SIN SEPARATE US FROM GOD

AND WHAT PUZZLES ME ABOUT OUR MESSY SITUATIONS IS A LOT OF TIMES

WE TRY TO COVER UP OUR MESS UP

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AND WHEN WE TRY TO COVER THEM UP THE SITUATION SEEMS TO GET MESSY

-MESSY -MESSY

-YOU SEE YOU CAN HIDE YOUR MESSY SITUATION FROM MAN BUT YOU CAN`T HIDE

NOTHING FROM GOD

AND THE REASON WHY IS-BECAUSE GOD OMNIPRESENCE - OMNISCIENT AND

OMNIPOTENT

IN OTHER WORDS GOD IS OMNIPRESENCE-HE`S EVERYWHERE

OMNISCIENT-HE`S ALL KNOWING

OMNIPOTENT-HE`S ALL POWERFUL

YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

PSALMS 51 IS A PSALM WHERE DAVID COMES BEFORE GOD AND ASK FOR

FORGIVINESS FOR ADULTERY HE COMMITTED WITH BATHSHEBA AND FOR HAVING

URIAH KILLED

YOU REMEMBER THE STORY THAT’S FOUND IN 2ND SAMUEL 11TH CHAPTER

WHEN ISRAEL WAS AT WAR WITH THE AMMONITES

WHEN DAVID SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT THERE WITH HIS TROOPS BUT HE REMAIN

HOME AND STAYED IDLE

AND YOU DO KNOW THAT A IDLE MIND IS THE DEVIL WORKSHOP

BECAUSE THE RECORD REVEALS THAT DAVID WENT ONTO THE ROOF TOP

AND WHILE ON THE ROOF TOP HIS WANDERING EYE SEEN A BEAUTIFUL BLACK

SISTER NAME BATHSHEBA BATHING

AND DAVID SENDS HIS MENS TO INQUIRE WHO THIS BEAUTIFUL BLACK SISTER IS

AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE WORDS OF JAMES

James 1:14-15 (KJV) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his

own lust, and enticed.

[15] Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished,

bringeth forth death.

EVEN AFTER HIS SERVANTS TOLD HIM THAT BATHSHEBA WAS URIAH WIFE

DAVID STILL INVITED HER OVER AND THE BIBLE SAYS HE KNEW HER

AFTER PURIFYING HERSELF FROM CEREMONIAL DEFILEMENT SHE WENT BACK HOME

BUT AFTER A FEW MONTH HAD PAST BATHSHEBA SENDS WORD TO DAVID THAT SHE IS PREGNANT

WITH CHILD

AND THIS IS WHERE THE SITUATION REALLY GETS MESSY

THE RECORD REVEALS THAT DAVID SENDS FOR URIAH ACTING LIKE HE WANTED

AN UPDATE ON THE PROGESS OF THE WAR

AFTER URIAH GAVE DAVID THE UPDATE DAVID TELLS URIAH TO GO HOME AND BE