Sanders - How to Get Rid of Guilt

8/How to Get Rid of Guilt

amazing to realize is that David, the King of Israel, was an absolute monarch. He not only had his wives, bQt also many concubines. What eastern king would have even thought twice about any wrong in what David did? Even today, there are individuals who think lightly of taking other men's wives. Ever since 1974, our country has been occupied with the sub· ject of "Watergate." Realizing what David did, murder as well as committing adultery, his monarchy was also tarnished by a genuine scandal. Restoring Fellowship With God Every student of Scripture certainly loves Psalm 51. Every scoffer or critic knows all about it and points the finger at God's man, David. But the wonderful thing is that every devout believer can come to this particular portion and realize the God-ordained way of getting rid of guilt. Fellowship with the Lord can only be maintained through confession, cleansing and re-commmissioning. The fact is that David committed a terrible deed. But there are multitudes of others who have continually commit· ted in their minds things which could be considered far worse. This doesn't mean that David's failure was excusable. David was judged and condemned by God and bore the life-long scar of this degradation. Yet, we need to ask ourselves if we're so ready to find fault with others that we fail to see the sin in our own lives. Have you ever thought of it in this way? Without question, the greatest sin is to be conscious of none. Perhaps the reason we're so apt to point our finger at others is a subconscious hope that we can relieve our own minds about what God has said concerning transgression of His law. Guilt plays a tremendous part in much of the mental and physical illness so prevalent on every hand. One noted Lon– don psychologist, with the facts to back him up, asserted that fully 70 percent of the people in mental hospitals co'uld be released rather quickly if they could somehow find

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