The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 32:6-7,
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"Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while you may be found;
surely when the mighty waters rise,
they will not reach him.
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance."
These verses flow from the beatitude David expressed in verses 1-2 of this psalm. The person is blessed whose sins are forgiven. David says it wasn't until he confessed his sins to the Lord that he found forgiveness. In verses 3-5 he says, "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. 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."
David's confession of sin to the Lord was the expression of his faith. Paul uses this psalm to prove the gospel of salvation by faith apart from works of the law, Romans 4:5-8. "To the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 'Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.'"
John speaks of the same thing in 1 John 1:8-10, "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives." Some mistake John's words here to speak to the issue of believers maintaining their fellowship with the Lord through confession of sin. While the importance of confession of sins to God is important in our fellowship with him as believers, John, here, is talking about the need to acknowledge our sinful condition to enter into fellowship with God.
Confession of sinfulness brings the inherent acknowledgment of the need for salvation, the forgiveness of those sins to be enabled to enter into God's family with a seat at his table. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."! "He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."!
while you may be found;
surely when the mighty waters rise,
they will not reach him.
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance."
These verses flow from the beatitude David expressed in verses 1-2 of this psalm. The person is blessed whose sins are forgiven. David says it wasn't until he confessed his sins to the Lord that he found forgiveness. In verses 3-5 he says, "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. 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."
David's confession of sin to the Lord was the expression of his faith. Paul uses this psalm to prove the gospel of salvation by faith apart from works of the law, Romans 4:5-8. "To the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 'Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.'"
John speaks of the same thing in 1 John 1:8-10, "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives." Some mistake John's words here to speak to the issue of believers maintaining their fellowship with the Lord through confession of sin. While the importance of confession of sins to God is important in our fellowship with him as believers, John, here, is talking about the need to acknowledge our sinful condition to enter into fellowship with God.
Confession of sinfulness brings the inherent acknowledgment of the need for salvation, the forgiveness of those sins to be enabled to enter into God's family with a seat at his table. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."! "He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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