"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS BY OUR LORD"

"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS BY OUR LORD"

Psalm 32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
Psalm 32:2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psalm 32:3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long.
Psalm 32:4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Some explanatory thoughts, application, questions and a prayer:

This Psalm is called a Psalm of contemplation by King David. It's what he wrote after he had finally acknowledged his sins of adultery, lying, and murder. He speaks of the blessing of forgiveness, and the horridness of walking in unconfessed sin for well over a year, about 1 1/2 years to be exact.

1. God's blessing comes to His people through forgiveness.
Psalm 32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
Psalm 32:2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Blessed means, "Oh how happy". And that's what happens when God forgives our sins. Happiness comes back into our lives.
God forgives, God covers our sins, God removes our sins. And, God does not hold us accountable any longer for them.
And when a man or women confesses their sins to God, they are also no longer being deceitful. And that is a blessing in and of itself.

2. God's blessing is absent from our lives until our sins are confessed to Him.
Psalm 32:3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long.
Psalm 32:4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah

When David did not confess his sins, it affected as described in the two verses directly above.
His bones grew old, he was groaning all day long on the inside.
God's hand was heavy upon David.
David's vitality was turned to the drought of summer.

3. God is sure to forgive anyone who will take responsibility for their sin, and that is something to really think about.
Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Finally, David confessed his sins. God used a friend, a prophet named Nathan to confront David, and David took full responsibility for his sins.
He was no longer hiding it from God.
He agreed with God, that he had sinned.
And, here's the blessing, God forgave him of all of his sin.

Questions:

1. Have you had David's experience of walking in unconfessed sin?

2. I would imagine there is not a christian alive who cannot relate to these realities.

3. Have you experienced the blessing of God's forgiveness?

4. Do you know that God loves you and will forgive you today if you come to Him?

A prayer:

Father thank You for this tremendous testimony of Your grace and mercy. We are all sinners who need Your forgiveness from time to time. Thank You for never turning us away, and always being ready to restore us.
We pray for ourselves where this is applicable and for friends or family who need forgiveness today.
Please come them in Your mercy, grace and love. In Jesus name, amen

Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia.