The Lord’s presence is everything to us. Lord, restore to us the gladness of our salvation!

Psalm 51 is a very subjective psalm in which David confesses and deals with not only the outward manifestations of sin but with the inward cause of sin and the consequences of sin upon the inner being of a man… When we sin, no matter how great or small the sin is, our entire being becomes unbalanced and our inner being is corrupted and defiled. Most of all, when we sin we lose God’s presence and we don’t have the sweet feeling of His actual presence with us. The Lord is forever in our spirit, but due to our sin He cannot dwell with us, and we don’t feel Him… Continue reading this portion via,

Lord, restore to me the gladness of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit!