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.
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 )
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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