Coming Clean”
Series, “Psalms in the Summer,” Message 4
Mike McDaniel, Lead Pastor
Scripture: Psalm 32 (English Standard Version)
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2
Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3
For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah
5
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. Selah
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.
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.
10
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
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Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Blessed life=clean
Psalm 42
Three Hebrew words for sin:
1) Trangression - Lead a revolt or rebellion against authority; a severing of relationship
2) Sin - “coming short” or “falling short” (similar to Greek hamartia).
3) Iniquity - Arabic origin: to bend, twist, or make crooked
Confessions: chapters 6, 32, 38, 102, 130, 143
Own your junk or your junk will own you.
Two options when dealing with sin
1) Concealing – sickens you
2) Confession - frees you
Confess:
Worries
Doubts
Fears
Lying
Physical toll:
Psalm 51:3-Eyes
Psalm 51:6-Mind
Psalm 51:8-Bones
Spiritual toll:
Heart-Psalm 51:10
Joy-Psalm 51:8
Spirit
Proverbs 28:13
Romans 4:7
Psalm 32:5
Psalm 103:12
1 John 1:9
How to live a confessional life:
- Agree with God about the course of your life
- Come broken to this reality
- include yourself in a godly accountability relationship
- Leave resolved not to return
Psalm 51:17
James 5:16
There's nothing that God won't forgive.
Transgression-forgive
Sin-covers
Psalm 32:7
