S7E21: Ash Wednesday (Selah - Life in a Minor Key pt. 1)

Sermon #380

The season of Lent is upon us, and with it comes a new series based on the Psalms. The word "selah," as we have explored in the past, is a Hebrew word that most scholars believe means "pause, and reflect on what you just heard." Last week God told Peter, James, and John to listen to Christ, and so we are pausing to listen to what God is saying to us.

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. It is a somber and solemn reminder of the sin that separates us from a holy God, the sin that sent Jesus Christ to the cross. Though we lament our sin with fasting and mourning, we mark our sorrow with the ashes of repentance, and we are reminded in scripture that God's grace is greater than our sin, and that the promise of repentance is the promise of restoration in Jesus Christ. Today we look at the words of Psalm 51, which is David's outpouring of repentance after his grave sin in 2 Samuel chapters 11 and 12. This Ash Wednesday, we invite you to reflect upon your sin, repent, and trust in the Lord Jesus for your salvation.

Psalm 51:1-17 (2 Samuel 11-12)

Recorded at Hudson UMC on February 26, 2020 (Originally published February 28, 2020)

S.D.G.