PSALM 32
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
WHEN SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN
We saw in the last devotion on this Psalm, that there is real joy and blessedness in having sin forgiven, likewise there is deep pain in having unconfessed sin in our life, sin left unconfessed makes the true believer absolutely miserable and unhappy, not until it is truly confessed, can this misery be taken away.
There was a song many years ago, that was called Silence is golden, and indeed it is good that we keep quiet sometimes.
Being silent, when it comes to confessing sin is not golden though, for several reasons.
First of all, we can’t hide things from God, he sees absolutely everything. Sometimes I do something and then the next time I read my bible, here is a verse or passage that puts its finger right on the point of my sin and the holy spirit convicts me and then I confess it and can be restored to full happiness and relationship with God.
We need to realise that to live in sin is to live in complete misery, Christians who live in sin and are trapped in unforgiveness are probably the most miserable people on earth, look at the state of David in verses 3-4, he was an emotional and physical wreck, he was roaring, he was totally out of control and worst of all the hand of the lord was heavy upon him.
If I have unconfessed sin in my life, then I am almost impossible to be around, until I come in repentance to the foot of the cross and humble myself under Gods mighty hand and confess it. Please read 1 John 1;1-2;2
The joy of true communion with God is matchless, Christian, don’t throw it away because you are stubborn and refuse to come to the throne of grace and seek forgiveness, there is a place of plenteous mercy ready and waiting for you.
Please read the rest of the Psalm and also psalm 51, David did not confess his sin with Bathsheba for one whole year, for his court officers, they must of been treading on eggshells, but Nathan was brave enough to tell the truth, sometimes we also need someone to crack the eggshell and make us aware of the gravity of our sin.
Do you have unconfessed sin in your life? If you are anything like me, you will be like a bear with a sore head…pretty unbearable to live with.
COME TO THE CROSS
Be like the man in verses 1-2, who is blessed because his sin is forgiven, but remember to be forgiven, you have to come and confess and then you can be clean.
God bless you
KK