Monday, April 2, 2012

Psalms 32 Part 2


6 Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

7 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.Selah

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.


     As we have already seen this is an incredible Psalm that deals with the subject of confession and forgiveness. David has told us of how a person is truly blessed when he is willing to acknowledge his sins before God and has shown us the cost of un-confessed sin. Now in verses 6-8 he shares with us how our relationship with God can be like when we confess and get things right with Him.

     I believe that there are times in which God finally says, “Enough.” He is willing to extend His grace to the uttermost but just like in the days of Noah and Pharaoh there comes a time in which the doors are shut. So cry out if you do not know Him now. Cry out and call upon Him who alone can save you. For no man knows his time or hour that he has here on earth.

     The primary thought though in this passage is to a believer. David is saying to those who have been captured by His grace to offer up your prayers of confessions now. Do not presume upon the grace of God in our lives. There are those who like in the church of Corinth are no longer with us due to lives in which their testimony brings shame upon the Lord. We as believers should be even more sensitive to our sins and need to walk closer to Him. Cry out to Him as a believer and He will hear you.

     Look at some of the following things He promises to those who are willing to confess their sins before Him. Even in the midst of troubled times which are like great waters that wish to drown and destroy us. They shall not. When the wrecking ball of destruction comes to destroy our foundations, our God as in the book of Job will say, “this far and no more.”

     When times of trouble come into our lives and they will come. He will be a hiding place and a refuge that will preserve us during our times of trouble. Note in this verse He will be there with us in the furnace but there will also be times in which He will not just deliver us through the trial but even sometimes out of it. I prefer the latter but He is more interested in what will mold us and shape us into more of His image.

     When the way grows weary and dark He has also promised to be the light that will instruct us and show us the path that we should take. He will act as our counselor and guide us with His eyes ever upon us. This is why it is so important for us to have a right relationship with Him.


Psalms 32:9-10 ( ESV )

9 Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.

10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
    
     David brings up to us many of our common sin in not confessing that of a stubborn and unwilling heart. We literally act like an ignorant animal who refuses to obey his master. We want to walk in our own way and just like the stubborn donkey or horse we begin to stray from the very one who wants what is best for us. He is not withholding what is best for us but rather the very opposite. Our Father wants to give us pleasure in our life. We just refuse to believe often that what He offers is far better.

     Instead what do we find, but sorrow upon sorrow when we go down the wrong path and refuse to cry out our sin and plea for His forgiveness. When we trust in Him that what He has for us is what is best for us His steadfast love surrounds us. We are covered in the love of Christ. Unlike my fleeting love at times His will not change but He will be loyal in His love to us until the very end.


Psalms 32:11 ( ESV )

11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
    
A forgiven heart can be glad, we are forgiven. Think about the awesomeness of that statement. It should cause us to rejoice. We can stand in His presence and have cause to shout for joy. Clap your hands O mountains and rejoice for the King of Glory has made us clean before His eyes.

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