I acknowledged my sin to You, and iniquity I have not hidden… And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. – Psalm 32: 5
For many years, Lake Okeechobee hid its secrets in thick waters and layers of muck. But in 2007, drought shrank the Florida lake to its lowest level since officials began keeping records in 1932, unveiling hundreds of years of history. Raking through the bottom of the lake, archaeologists found artifacts pottery, human bone fragments, and even boats.
After King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and planned the death of her husband, Uriah, he covered his sins by denying them and not confessing them. He probably went many months conducting business as usual, even performing religious duties. As long as David cloaked his sinful secrets, he experienced God’s crushing finger of conviction and his strength evaporated like water in the heart of summer (Ps. 32:3-4).
When the prophet Nathan confronted David about his sin, God’s conviction was so great that David confessed his sins to God and turned away from them. Immediately the Lord forgave David and he experienced His mercy and grace (2 Sam. 12:13; Ps. 32:5; Ps. 51).
Let’s be careful not to hide our sin. When we uncover our sins by confessing them to God, we are covered with His forgiveness. – Marvin Williams
Lord, help me to expose my sin,
Those secret faults that lurk within;
I would confess them all to Thee;
Transparent I would always be. – D. De Haan
Give God what He desires most – a broken and repentant heart.
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Psalm 32: 1-7
Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, In whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silence, my bones wasted through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.
I acknowledge my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, And you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him. You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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i seems like used to be telling lies when the situation dont allow me to say the truth... and i always think that this will only make the thing simple...
however, actually i am liying the God... HE do knows everything... nothing can be hide from Him... but who shall be the one to confess... it is me... tired to telling lies... and the shame of it...
Anyway... I am gonna to be baptist.... i think it is a very good turning point for me to restart everything... I will only have one chance... once lost it means nothing left... I mean is the first memory... I would like to have a good memory of gift which i give to Dad... He is worth for everything...
Saturday, October 24, 2009
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