EPISODE · Jul 1, 2018
Blessings for Sinners
from HopeInMadison · host Andy Wulff
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. -- Psalm 32:1–2 (ESV) In the Christian world we tend to have two opposite reactions to our own sin and guilt. Sometimes we try to hide, cover, and dismiss it. We might just treat it as difficulties, mistakes, or personality quirks. We choose to cover it with politeness thinking that we shouldn't discuss such things. Ignore it and it will go away. Right? The other option in the Christian world seems to be to wallow in it. We see the depth and feel caught in an endless cycle of failure, sin, and guilt. We vow to do better. We get accountability. We punish ourselves when we fail...only to slide back into it and the hole grows deeper and darker. Is there a different way? David in Psalm 32 lays out a different path. Probably written looking back at his adultery with Bathsheba. This Psalm points us away from the tragic effects of silence and toward the freedom and forgiveness to be found in confession. I'd encourage you to take a few minutes to read through this Psalm before Sunday and consider how this links to Christ.
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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. -- Psalm 32:1–2 (ESV) In the Christian world we tend to have two opposite reactions to our own sin and guilt. Sometimes we try to hide, cover, and dismiss it. We might just treat it as difficulties, mistakes, or personality quirks. We choose to cover it with politeness thinking that we shouldn't discuss such things. Ignore it and it will go away. Right? The other option in the Christian world seems to be to wallow in it. We see the depth and feel caught in an endless cycle of failure, sin, and guilt. We vow to do better. We get accountability. We punish ourselves when we fail...only to slide back into it and the hole grows deeper and darker. Is there a different way? David in Psalm 32 lays out a different path. Probably written looking back at his adultery with Bathsheba. This Psalm points us away from the tragic effects of silence and toward the freedom and forgiveness to be found in confession. I'd encourage you to take a few minutes to read through this Psalm before Sunday and consider how this links to Christ.
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