Psalm 32:1-5
1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah. 5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
The first step of the 12 step program, and the foundation of any recovery, is admitting your sin. We cannot heal that which we pretend is not there. Yet it is incredibly difficult to fully admit our sin; we desperately want to appear to be better than we really are. David, the author of this psalm, tried to hide his sin with Bathsheba, and in fact further compounded his sin by having Uriah murdered and then marrying Bathsheba. It wasn't until confronted by Nathan that David fully admitted his sin. Likewise we often resist admitting our sin. But God pursues us, because He is a God of justice, and because He knows that we cannot heal until we come clean. As David declares in verses 3-4, we suffer consequences while we are lost in our sin. It is only when we acknowledge and confess our sin (verse 5) that we are able to receive forgiveness (verse 5) and blessing (verse 1).
Lord, I am tired of carrying secrets. I confess my sin and seek Your forgiveness.
1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah. 5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
The first step of the 12 step program, and the foundation of any recovery, is admitting your sin. We cannot heal that which we pretend is not there. Yet it is incredibly difficult to fully admit our sin; we desperately want to appear to be better than we really are. David, the author of this psalm, tried to hide his sin with Bathsheba, and in fact further compounded his sin by having Uriah murdered and then marrying Bathsheba. It wasn't until confronted by Nathan that David fully admitted his sin. Likewise we often resist admitting our sin. But God pursues us, because He is a God of justice, and because He knows that we cannot heal until we come clean. As David declares in verses 3-4, we suffer consequences while we are lost in our sin. It is only when we acknowledge and confess our sin (verse 5) that we are able to receive forgiveness (verse 5) and blessing (verse 1).
Lord, I am tired of carrying secrets. I confess my sin and seek Your forgiveness.