#doing wrong

O God, You know my foolishness; and my sins are not hidden from You. Psalm 69:5  Doing something wrong is not uncommon for people. People do things wrong on a regular basis. They break the laws of the land or community all the time. Sometimes these are major infractions, while often they are minor ones, but either way it is doing something that should not be done. After breaking one of the…

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:2  Every person will do something wrong at some point or another in their life. When they do something wrong, sometimes they will get caught, while many times it appears that they get away with it and go free. If no one directly says anything to a person, he feels that what he did was acceptable. There is no higher ruling…

Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly. Ezra 10:1 Every day people are being caught for doing something wrong. Some things are small things, such as speeding, while others are major things, such as murder. Often there…

So David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I had done very foolishly.” 1 Chronicles 21:8  Doing something wrong or foolish does happen. People make bad choices at times in their lives. Leaders make mistakes and make bad choices. It is a common thing to occur among all people, everywhere. When a bad…

Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Genesis 37:18 Jealousy is seeing what someone else has and having an extreme desire to have it for self. People often wonder why someone else has something that they do not have. It allows jealousy to rise up in the heart and mind. If allowed to rise up enough, it can also cause a person to…