Forgiven

I will be honest with you. I am not the perfect man; therefore, I need a Savior. I have lied too many times, so I am a liar. I have hated people in my hate, murdering is thought and in deeds. I have committed adultery because I have lusted after women. I have placed idols over God. I deserve hell.

God loved me so much that He came to this earth and died on the cross for my sins. Psalms 32:1 says,  "Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered." Jesus offers a gift and we must accept it to be in right standing. The best deal that the world will refuse.

When anyone accepts Jesus, God does not remember our sins. Psalm 32:2 says, "Blessed is the one whose sin is the Lord does not count against them and whose spirit is no deceit." I have the Holy Spirit living in me and He is refining me. I must keep reading the Bible and allow it to transform my life.

I will confess when I fall back into sin and my life is not nice. Psalm 32:3-4 says, "When I kept silent, my bones washed away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in heat of summer."

The break through is when I get tired of my sins and return to Jesus. There is a lie that you are always who you are. Jesus can set a person free. Psalm 32:5 says, "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and do not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgression to the Lord.' And you forgave the guilty of my sins."

The place where I live, people believe that being numb is good. I have a strong desire to tell them about Psalm 32:6-7 says, "Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." 

We just finished a election year and people put their hope in Biden. One man can't change the whole country and a person's faith should not be in man. I put my faith in Jesus. Psalm 32:8-10 says, "I will instruct you teach you in the way you should; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by a bit and bridle or they will come to you. Many woes of the wicked, but the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him."

This world can be disappointing in terms of my voting and in my false hopes. I am glad that I am on the winning team in the end. Psalm 32:11 says, "Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart."

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