Sit With the Tension (Psalm 32)

Today I dive into Psalm 32 and the story of David repenting of his sin in 2 Samuel. The Psalms are a beautiful body of the highs and lows of the human experience in relation to their Creator- from grief to praise- every emotion is covered. David wrote many of the Psalms we know and love and that Jesus quoted in the New Testament. I wanted to explore and sit with an uncomfortable tension: acknowledging that without one of David's worst and sinful decisions we would not see his expression in other Psalms of the greatness of God's love and depth of His mercy and forgiveness toward those who humble themselves and come repentant before Him. Without the lowest of moments of depravity and grief we would not know the extent of patience, kindness and grace- we would not understand why our praise to God means so much more when we know what He has saved us from when we did not deserve it. Seeing examples like David's, of God restoring, redeeming and taking what was meant for evil and turning it for good, should stir up our hope in and gratitude for Christ even more!SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK: Psalm 32Support the showJoin the Patreon!Follow on IG!Subscribe on YouTube!