Verses: Psalms 32 : 1 - 11
Song inspired by the
chapter: Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.
My thoughts about the verses:
This psalm is a teaching tool that touches
on the fact that nothing can truly keep us from God. There are many of us that have a deep down
fear that we can do things that keep us away from God. Yet, we have one thing to remember is that
nothing that we do will separate us from God.
There are three different terms used for sin in this Psalm. Understanding the different terms helps us understand
the power that God has in our life. We
also have to understand that no matter what we do that we cannot build a wall
that cannot be broken between God and us.
The first sin that is mentioned is that of transgression. Transgression is when we rebel against
God. If you are like me the first
thought is if I transgress I am acting out on God. I am personally choosing not to do what God
wants us to do. The next thought is can
God forgive me because I deliberately chose not to do God’s will.
Steps back a second and look at your own life. What happens when we hit our teen years? If you are like me and a lot of others you
started doing the opposite of what your parents or other adult role models wanted. It is easy to forget the times that you
stepped out of line during those moments in your life. Yet, think back to what happened to you. The majority can say that it was hard on our
parents or others raising us. Yet, in
most cases our parents were right there helping us to get back in the straight
and narrow. Even if they disagreed totally
with what we were doing they were concerned about us.
If our earthly parents can help us when we are rebelling why would
God be any different? I bet most of you hadn’t
thought about it that way. In fact, I hadn’t
ever realized that my rebellion to God could be compared to the things that I
did growing up. Yet, if you look at it
in this new light you will see that it is truly the same.
Therefor no matter how far we try to struggle the one that created
us will be there to guide us back to where we need to be. Jesus was the way that was given so that we
could be forgiven. Unlike most of our
caretakers as children God doesn’t remember the transgression once we ask Jesus
in our life. It doesn’t matter if we did
it ten years ago or just today the rebellion is forgiven and forgotten as long
as we have asked Jesus in our life.
Think on this the next time you step off the path that you should be
following.
Now the next thing mentioned is that of sin. This word strikes a fear of rejection harder
than most words. We are told over and
over when we are in situations with other Christians how bad it is to sin. Yet, let us look at the actual word sin. The word used for sin in Hebrew and Greek is
simply not hitting the mark that is expected.
Now I don’t know for you but this helps me further understand how sin
can be forgiven. Missing the mark is a
lot different than rebellion.
We have all sinned and come short of the goals of God. Yet, we have to understand that even though
we haven’t done exactly what we should have done God is willing to overlook
it. The way God overlooks it is when we
ask Jesus to come into our lives and change us.
When we ask God to forgive us for the things that we did not do right we
are forgiven. When we truly ask God for
eternal grace we are given grace. Our
sins are washed out of our lives.
Think of it like this. How many
of you have ever played a sport? My
sports were basketball and softball. When you play team sports there is this
feeling that you have not to upset the apple cart. To make sure that every time you play you are
giving your all. Knowing that a wrong throw
or a missed basket could end the game without the results the whole team
wants. Yet, everyone on a team knows
that there will be mistakes. They have
all had that moment that they could have done things a little better.
Even coaches who raise their voices and put people on the benches
know that it isn’t the end of life. I
had coaches that after important games would tell us all that we did our
best. When you have a coach that
understands that people don’t always perform at the top then you can make
mistakes without the fear of doom. The
coach will just make sure you practice whatever you didn’t do right so the next
time you are on the court or on the field you will hopefully not make the same
mistake.
If people in general can forgive us when we don’t do things just
right what makes us think God is any different.
God wants us to do our best in all things. When you do sin you need to ask God to help
you not to commit the same sin again. To
help you keep closer to the goal at hand.
Once we ask Jesus to be our life coach.
To cover us with the gift of eternal forgiveness we are blessed with the
best coach ever. No matter what mistake
you make Jesus will be there to guide you.
Since you have asked Jesus to come and cover your sins they are not only
forgiven but forgotten. The key in this
situation is to make sure that you have asked for the gift of forgiveness so
that you can walk a closer walk with God.
Iniquity is different in that it is deliberately walking off the
path that God has laid out. It is a true
intent to not do what God wants you to do.
It is choosing to deliberately not be what you are called to do. Yet, we can all be cleansed from our
iniquities.
I imagine this to be like breaking a law that has been passed. Theft, murder and abuse of ones in your care
are all laws that we all know exist. We
know in our hearts that doing these is in direct violation of what we are supposed
to do in society. We know that when we
do them there will be a consequence that we will face.
In the justice system hard judgments can fall on people that have
broken these laws. Yet, there are some
judges that will go lenient on someone if this is their first time. They will probably go to prison yet; they may
be able to be paroled. Judges believe
that people can feel remorse and also be rehabilitated. If our justice system can do this why would
we think that it would be different for God?
God is the most supreme of all judges. With that being said I want you to think upon
this one thought God is not revengeful.
Even though we did not deserve a way out of our iniquities the Son came
to cover them. Jesus’s death on the
cross is truly the power of redemption in our life. If we ask for our iniquities to be covered by
the blood of the Perfect Lamb they are covered.
Nevermore will we have to worry that we are not good enough to be loved
by the Creator. The wrath of God will
not fall on those that have truly asked Jesus to come in their life and be
saved.
To sum things up I want you to think about the elements that are
the same in these three scenarios:
1. We have done something that is against the
will of God.
2. God loves us no matter what we have done.
3. Our wrong doings can be forgiven and
forgotten if we ask Jesus into our life.
Prayer:
Precious God we thank you for loving
us. We thank you for sending Jesus to
die so that we could be forgiven. We
praise you for sending the Holy Spirit to guide us one we accept Christ into
our hearts. Help us today to walk close
to you. Help us turn our lives over to
you. Help us be the children that you
want us to be. God forgive us for the
things that we have done wrong. In the
name of the Savior we pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you accepted Jesus into your life? Have you turned your life over to the one who
can wash away all of your sins? Is today
the day that you ask the Savior into your life?
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