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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. Psalm 32:1-5


                  A few weeks ago, I preached on forgiveness and how it is qualified. I wanted to add this in and share a few thoughts from Psalm 32: Please recall Davids great sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11). You will surely be reminded that he made many attempts to cover it up. He very well may have believed that he had gotten away with it.  Now, apply that knowledge to the above Psalm 32.

                  “When I kept silence,” David hid his sin. He covered up and did not confess it to the Lord. It was such a trouble to David that he ached from the guilt. He perceived that God’s hand of judgment was upon him. Certainly, guilt has a way of weighing on our minds and our souls. It pushes us to our limits and makes us even more upset. It is no wonder that we find that we are the most unhappy and fragile when we have fallen into sin.

                  “I acknowledged my sin unto then, and mine iniquity have I not hid.” David, when confronted by the prophet Nathan, acknowledged what the Lord knew all along. Thus, David acknowledged his sin and no longer hid. He confessed his transgressions and then God forgave his iniquity.  The Lord is full of an abundance of lovingkindness. He wants to forgive you but repentance is necessary: a change of mind, a change of action. I hope that if you are concealing sin in your life that you realize this. You may mask it to others but the Lord is aware and his forgiveness is unavailable until you accept forgiveness on His terms. Everyone wants to be forgiven, but not everyone is willing to receive it.

Grace and Peace,       
Ryan

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