"“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psalm 51 is David’s heart cry for forgiveness after his sin with Bathsheba . Psalm 32 is the result of that prayer, and it shows us the strength of God’s forgiveness. Keep in mind that David had committed adultery with Bathsheba and, had her husband killed in battle to try and cover his sin. But he was forgiven. I don’t mean to excuse whatever sin, or sins, that you may have committed, but they are probably not any worse than David’s. The point is that God will forgive you if you come to Him in true humility and submission as David did in his prayer in Psalm 51. (You might want to read this psalm to refresh your memory of David’s prayer for forgiveness.) To put it mildly, “blessed is the person whose transgression is forgiven.” The meaning of “transgression” in Greek or Hebrew is to put it in our vernacular is roughly to "go out of bounds, or over the line.” David had truly gone out of the bounds set by God, but he was declaring that He was happy that God had forgiven him. That David’s sin had “been covered” dId not mean that his sin had been covered up. Everybody knew about David’s sin. It means that, in His righteous grace, God had covered His sins. We would say that our sins have been covered by the blood of Christ. God will do the same for you when you sincerely come to Him for forgiveness. The word for “sin” means to miss the mark. When David truly repented, we might say that he now “t,ed the line.” God will call you back to the mark if you will sincerely repent and seek His forgiveness. If you know the ensuing days of David’s reign, you know that he had been forgiven, but his life was not the same after his sin. In other words, David did not get by with anything, but he was forgiven by God, just as you will be forgiven,and as I have been forgiven. That brings me to “and in whose spirit there is no guile.” Another word for guile is deceit. We cannot lie to God, so when we come to Him for forgiveness, we might as well let it all hang out. Put it all there before Him in true confession and repentance. You can share with God all that is on your heart and mind. Thank God, that He has a forgiving heart. Please believe this, for God actually longs to forgive us for our sins, if we will just admit them and bring them to Him for cleansing. He longs to forgive you!!!! Bro. Joe
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