Today's Passage: Psalms 31-32

Psalm 32 in my Bible is titled "The Blessedness of Forgiveness" and the verses in this psalm that seemed to jump out at me were 3,4 & 5.  To me it is such a beautiful contrast between verses 3-4 and verse 5. 

Verses 3 and 4 explain how we feel when sin goes unchecked in our lives.  I have been used by God several times to minister to people in difficult situations and often a reoccurring symptom in each of their lives is the presence of unacknowledged sin.  I find this is so very true in my own life as well, I never feel like life can get any worse than when I'm harboring sin.  For many of us the sins that we harbor are linked to our feelings of entitlement.  Whether it be our circumstances or a relationship with someone we must remember that God and His sovereignty is suppose to be the center of our life. Our relationship with Him should be the most important thing to us. 

When we realize the difficulties of life are a product of 1) our imperfect nature and 2) our troublesome disobedience to the Father we begin to see the benefits from and need for forgiveness.  The simplest fact is we are not perfect, however there are two distinct paths that we can take through life.  One we depend solely on our own flawed abilities to get us through the ups and downs of life.  The other we look to God who is perfect, we admit our imperfection and ask for forgiveness and He makes us perfect through His Son.  To me it's a no brainer which path to take and it's as easy as verse 5 states it. 

Acknowledge, Confess and be Forgiven.  Share this with somebody today that needs it.  Maybe it's a coworker, maybe it's another parent that you see at school, maybe it's your checker at Wal-mart.  Ask God today to reveal to you someone that is struggling through life depending on their own flawed abilities and share the comfort and joy that comes from trusting and obeying God.

The blessedness of forgiveness is unmeasurable...  Amen.