"Owning Up"

"Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou judgest." (Psalms 51:4) This is probably the most profound statement in the Bible on owning up to God for our sin; another one that comes close is Thomas's statement upon pressing his figure in the holes of Jesus. You really need to understand what is being said, or better yet, you need to see what is being understood. Those Jews that believed on Jesus lacked understanding because they did not know God; they might have thought that they knew God, at least the God that they were raised to know; but they did not know "THEE GOD"; they worshiped the God of Abraham, but from afar; meaning that they had no personal relationship with the God they worshiped. Doubting Thomas did not really understand who Jesus was; he might have called Him master and teacher; he may have even referred to Him as lord; but not until he place his finger in His nail pierced hand, did he see that Jesus was God; more importantly, as he said himself, "My Lord and my God!" Those that do not believe Jesus is God say that Thomas cursed due to his astonishment, but those of us that believe know different; Thomas was astonished alright, not because Jesus had risen, but because Jesus had said who He was, and it had all became perfectly clear in that very instant. In other words, Thomas was not doubting what had taken place, his real doubt was about who Jesus really was; because if he had believed that Jesus really was God, then Him rising from the dead would really not be so unbelievable. Right about now you're probably wondering why I am sharing so much about Thomas, but there is a connection. The biggest sin in the doubt of Thomas was not believing in Jesus Christ, of which he owned up to by proclaiming what he did; to which Jesus answered, "Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." It might seem crazy, but there really is a connection between what Thomas realized and what David is saying in this verse; both of them totally get the picture and understand Who that they have sinned against, and Who it is that can forgive them.... "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins." (John 8:24)