Growing in the Gospel... Becoming More Cross Centered

The following is just a brief thought from my meditations on the Psalms. I have been going through the Psalms in the morning and they are truly helping me to become more cross centered... more of a Christian and less of a Pharisee.
The verse that has meant so much to me in the past week is Psalm 65:3. Here David writes, "When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions." Of all the verses in the Psalms this one sticks out to me as one that continually points me to the cross in the midst of daily living. It makes the gospel real and tangible. How, you ask? It is tangible and applicable to daily life because to some degree we all struggle with sin. I do, you do... everyone does. No one escapes the snares of sin so long as we are on this earth. What this verse does is show the triumph of Christ in spite of our struggles. Even when our sins swallow us up and we lose the battle for personal holiness, Christ atones for our sins all the same.
The essence of the Gospel is the destruction of self righteousness and the establishment of Christ's righteousness. And in this verse, the Gospel can be lived out on a day to day basis. When we fail with this sin or that sin, we must remember that though we may be convicted, we should not stay in a state of self wallowing. If we choose to do so, it is ultimately because we fail to remember the gospel. We suddenly become Pharisee's and think that our failures have changed our standing with God or the fact that he loves us. But this could not be furter from the truth. God's love is established based on the work of his Son (death, burial and resurrection). So as we battle sin on a daily basis may we remember that though "iniquities prevail against us, he atones for our transgressions." And as we remember this, may we flee to the foot of the cross for sweet joy, comfort and satisfaction in Christ.