Psalm 51:3
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me
Are we aware of our sin? Do we know our transgressions? There will be areas where we are blind to sin in our lives and we need someone like Nathan to come and point it out. With that information, or with sin that we are already aware of, what are we going to do with it. We are most likely to ignore it, try to push it to the back of our mnds, explain it away and justify it. We don't want our sin "ever before us" as David describes, because that makes us feel guilty or depressed. But without it "ever before us" we will forget the good news of the gospel which is the only thing that can really deal with that guilt and the sin that caused us. Conviction may not seem nice, but it's for our good.
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