June 4 Thursday
WHAT A RELIEF!
Read: Psalm 32
I acknowledged my sin to You.
...And You forgave the
iniquity of my sin.
-Psalm 32:5
In November 1996, a man who had spent 23 years evading
the law was finally arrested by US marshals outside a
Tennessee motel. The long flight began when he
disappeared to avoid serving a 2-year sentence for
embezzling. While on the run, the man made millions of
dollars by apparently legal means, but he could never
use his real name or stay long in one place. After the
arrest, the man's lawyer said, "If one can feel good
about being arrested, I know he feels good that this is
going to be behind him."
There is relief in being discovered. In Psalm 32,
David wrote of his turmoil while refusing to face his
sin: "When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my
groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand
was heavy upon me" (vv.3-4).
Why do we wait so long to deal with the personal
failures that weigh so heavily on our minds? What do we
hope to gain by trying to cover up what is well-known to
us and to God? We've already been "discovered" by the
Lord, so it's no use pretending any longer. "Blessed is
he whose transgression is forgiven,...and in whose
spirit there is no deceit" (vv.1-2).
Confession brings relief - at last!
Lord, give us courage to confess,
SIN BRINGS FEAR:
OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1998 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.
From: George Mooth <>
Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian
Subject: Our Daily Bread "What A Relief!"
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 11:21:51 -0500
-David C. McCasland
To bare our heart and bend our knee;
Forgiving love You long to show
And from our sin to set us free. -DJD
CONFESSION BRINGS FREEDOM.
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