“How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How joyful is the man the Lord does not charge with sin and in whose spirit is no deceit!” [Psalm 32:1-2 HCSB]
I am singing this morning with the psalmist … how joyful it is to have our sin forgiven, our transgressions cast into the midst of the sea never to be held against us again!
Sin is heavy, and the guilt and shame we bear before our God for our sin even more so. It weighs us down. It is like a great rock on our necks so that we cannot lift our heads. When we repent, confessing our sins (both as individuals and as the church corporate) that great rock is lifted from us. Suddenly we are free to dance before our LORD, to sing joyfully in His presence.
The psalmist declares the joy of the person whose sin has been put away, the person who can stand before His LORD with a clear conscience, “a spirit in which there is no deceit.”
No longer are we seeking to hide from Him, lest He see the unrighteousness in us. Now because of all that Christ Jesus has done for us, our forgiveness is there – it is complete and makes us whole.
Ephesians 1:7: “We have redemption in Him through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” [HCSB]
What a glorious day! Thank you, Jesus! Amen&Amen.