Read: Psalm 32:8-11
Okay I have to admit I lost count of how many times I read this scripture as well as from how many different translations trying to figure out where to go with it….so please forgive me if it seems I missed the mark…ahhh, there it is...forgiveness, let me see if I can unpack forgiveness and this scripture. Surely we all know that we are sinners and Christ died for our sin but that doesn’t mean we have a clean slate, that we can just go around committing transgressions without even giving it a second thought and not bother to ask God for forgiveness, no, no, no…here is what I feel this scripture is saying to us.
We need to go directly to God, do not pass go, do not collect, (oops, I digress) and confess our sin, yes our sin not anyone else’s or what they may have done, you know play that game we are all so good at, the blame game. We should not try to hide our sin, because, well, God already knows what we have done, and once we have confessed our transgression it is not time to go about doing our own thing, to be like a stubborn mule set in our ways, turning a deaf ear to the Lord, no this is the time we need to open our ears and our heart and listen because God will guide and instruct us on the path to righteousness. And don’t think you can hide your sin, well you can try but you are sure to find yourself experiencing many woes, and who wants that…not me…no, put your trust in God’s mercy and honestly confess your sin to him and you will be restored as you experience his unfailing love which never fails to forgive us no matter the sin, and that my sisters and brothers is most assuredly a reason to be glad, sing, and rejoice!!!
Thank you Jesus for giving your life for our sins, help us to always remember to come to you to honestly confess our transgressions and to be open and ready to hear and follow your guidance and instruction. Amen.
Cindy Harding,
Certified Lay Servant
Okay I have to admit I lost count of how many times I read this scripture as well as from how many different translations trying to figure out where to go with it….so please forgive me if it seems I missed the mark…ahhh, there it is...forgiveness, let me see if I can unpack forgiveness and this scripture. Surely we all know that we are sinners and Christ died for our sin but that doesn’t mean we have a clean slate, that we can just go around committing transgressions without even giving it a second thought and not bother to ask God for forgiveness, no, no, no…here is what I feel this scripture is saying to us.
We need to go directly to God, do not pass go, do not collect, (oops, I digress) and confess our sin, yes our sin not anyone else’s or what they may have done, you know play that game we are all so good at, the blame game. We should not try to hide our sin, because, well, God already knows what we have done, and once we have confessed our transgression it is not time to go about doing our own thing, to be like a stubborn mule set in our ways, turning a deaf ear to the Lord, no this is the time we need to open our ears and our heart and listen because God will guide and instruct us on the path to righteousness. And don’t think you can hide your sin, well you can try but you are sure to find yourself experiencing many woes, and who wants that…not me…no, put your trust in God’s mercy and honestly confess your sin to him and you will be restored as you experience his unfailing love which never fails to forgive us no matter the sin, and that my sisters and brothers is most assuredly a reason to be glad, sing, and rejoice!!!
Thank you Jesus for giving your life for our sins, help us to always remember to come to you to honestly confess our transgressions and to be open and ready to hear and follow your guidance and instruction. Amen.
Cindy Harding,
Certified Lay Servant