Day Four - Psalm 32:1-5
Of David. A maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose
spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the
heat of summer. Sela. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I
will confess my transgressions to the LORD"--and you forgave the guilt of my
sin. Selah.
That is amazing that we can be forgiven without penance. It is in that dark hour of confession that we can even conceive what we truly deserve. But through Jesus we are forgiven without penance, and we can begin to forgive ourselves by His grace. I think that is a pretty powerful side affect.
ReplyDeleteI just keep reading , "When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long......my strength was sapped.." over and over. Now, I'm not very good at keeping silent :-), but how many times do I keep my sin (selfish acts, bad attitudes, etc.) to myself, not acknowledging it, not naming it, not confessing it? Just like the Psalmist writes, it just weighs me down and I can't get out from under it. ARGH! Praise God, that forgiveness through Jesus Christ it already there, He has forgiven me! Me? permission to not remain silent has been granted! That confession part of my walk with God is so easy to ignore, but so freeing because of the forgiveness He offers. I agree, Kayla, it is a very powerful side effect. Great way to put it!
ReplyDeleteYes, Kayla it is amazing that God forgives us. Sometimes we punish ourselves and live under the weight of our sins as you said Glenda. God created us to have a relationship with us and He makes it possible for us to stay close to Him. No matter what I have done, I can come to Him as a sinner knowing that I can't be good on my own, He waits for us to come back. Just as I trusted God the first time when I admited I am a sinner and the blood of Christ is the only thing that pays for my sin, I have to trust God each time I sin again He will forgive me. I can trust God more than my emotions because sometimes I feel guilty, I feel like I have done it this time but then I can hold on tho the promises of God. God can forgive us each time!
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