Friday is finally here and most of us are winding down for the weekend! Join me, Michele, in Psalm 32 this morning. Forgiveness is the central theme of this song. What a refreshing topic for us to focus on today! I know that I daily need God's forgiveness and I am reminded of the joy of being forgiven as we read this psalm.
Immediately, in the first 2 verses of this reading, I am filled with hope!
Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! (v. 1-2)
I don't know about you, but I need to be reminded of the complete forgiveness that is mine through my relationship w/ Christ. My past is full of choices that have led to life-long consequences. I lived my life, at one time, completely for myself and my decisions were definite proof of that. David, the writer of this psalm, had also made some choices that brought regret and remorse to him. David wrote this psalm after he realized God's forgiveness of his sins against Bathsheba and her husband Uriah. Talk about needing to know you are forgiven!
God not only forgives our disobedience but he also no longer sees our sin and totally clears us of all guilt! Ahhh........that's what I need to remember! Forgiveness is something I need every day of my life and it is mine, and yours, through faith in Christ. We no longer have to carry the weight of guilt or feel like we carry a big sticker on our forehead naming the worst thing we've done in our life. No, we need to turn to God, repent of our sin, and believe what God's Word says about his promise to forgive. It is a promise and God's promises are always true!!
Dear Lord, please help me to claim your forgiveness and feel the joy that comes along with that. Help me to live an honest life that honors you. Help me to remember, when I mess us up, and I will on a daily basis, that forgiveness is mine through faith in you. Keep my feet on your path and help me to live my life for you. I am forgiven, you see my sins no more and you have taken away my guilt. I love you, Lord! I am yours, washed and cleansed through the blood of your son, Jesus!! Amen.
Please share your comments about this psalm with us. Chances are, your heart picked up on another verse in this song and it would be interesting to know what God is saying to you. We would love to hear from you!! Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!
Yes, Michele, what you have written is absolutely true! Have you noticed that it "takes a lifetime" to finally come to the full understanding of forgiveness? If we had never sinned (and no one but Jesus can claim that!) we can never know the true value of the Grace and Mercy of God, and we can never truly appreciate Forgiveness. Praise God for His Eternal Love and Sacrifice for us!
ReplyDeleteK.B.
Thank you for your grace-filled thoughts today, Michele! It's such a blessing to be reminded we are free! I am also impressed by what it said in the psalm about the healing power of confession (v. 3-5). Keeping our sins hidden in the dark gives them continued power to hurt and weigh us down. Bringing them out into the light with God and to another human being, especially someone we may have sinned against, is freeing. It strips the sin of its power to eat at us and control us.
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