Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Read it online at the Bible Gateway: (NIV) (NASB) (KJV) (The Message) Davids experience is very helpful to us in the relationship of repentance and grace: Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin (Psalm 32:1-5). Here David first stated his conclusion, as he spoke of the blessedness of being forgiven. Then he explained that blessedness by acknowledging his own guilt and his miserable condition before he repented. But with genuine repentance came the deep assurance that he was forgiven. In sequence of time, the blessedness actually came after his repentance and assurance of forgiveness. But just as we often do, David gave the bottom line before explaining how he got there. We must do as David did if we want to experience Gods grace in our failures at mortifying sin. Its not that repentance earns Gods forgiveness. Only the blood of Christ does that. God, however, does deal with us as a loving but firm father deals with his children. He accepts us unconditionally because we are his sons and daughters in Christ, but he disciplines us for our good. And in the administering of his discipline he withholds the assurance of his forgiveness until we, through repentance, are ready to receive it. The Navigators!
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:00:50 +0000
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