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👉🏼 (Reading: Psalm 32:1-6)
📜 ""Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.""
Psalm 32:1-2 (KJV)
📋 ""God's forgiveness is important to us in our relationship with him. There are blessings in having one's sins forgiven. This is affirmed by our focus verses: "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered, …whom the Lord imputes not iniquity, …"
This implies that the truly happy people are those who have received forgiveness from God. The guilt of their offences against God doesn't weigh upon their hearts and minds. Their consciences are no longer troubled.
This kind of relief and peace is open to all sinners who look to the Lord for mercy. We can equally infer that the verses describe God's forgiveness in three ways. Firstly, it brings pardon for the sin, thereby saving the person from sin's final and eternal results.
Secondly, it covers the sin, or puts it out of sight, by removing its power and influence in one's life. Thirdly, it keeps God from counting the sin against the person, thereby cancelling and removing the debt of the sin from the record. This allows a person to experience the true joy and fulfilment of a personal relationship with his or her Creator.
How do you deal with sin in your life?
Do not keep silent over sin or ignore it; repent and confess it to the Lord.
🔑 Key Lesson: God's forgiveness carries blessing with it.
🛐 Meditation and Prayer: Lord, forgive me wherever I have fallen short of your standard. Help to live a righteous life.
📚 Further Reading: Isaiah 1:18-20.
◼️ The Bible in One Year: lsaiah 53-56.
Our God is indeed faithful to forgive.