Blessed Are the Forgiven

                                                                              Psalm 32

 January 20, 2022

 

 

A Maskil of David.

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.  Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.  For 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 dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Therefore, let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.  You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.  Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. Many are the sorrows of the wicked,  but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.   Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

 

I wonder how often we who Christ lives in who have the Holy Spirit to lead us in the way we should go, give thought to the price God paid to cover our sins with the blood of Jesus, that our iniquities are forgiven, and remembered no longer.  Now a word from a man who messed up really badly brought shame on the name of Jesus, and has been forgiven, but not by the one Jesus calls the thief in John 10:10, you do recall he is the accuser and he is always about doing that.  When he approaches you with his lies, run to Jesus, and ask Him to remind the dude, you are covered in the blood of Jesus.

 

You and I have many promises from the Lord, and this is one that will change your life If you allow Him to be the Master and you the servant.  I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.  

 

From The Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice