Day 32 of 150

Ps 32

¹How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
²How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
³When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.
⁵I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD";
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
⁶Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
⁷You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
⁸I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
⁹Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
¹⁰Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him.
¹¹Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

v1-2 Thank You, Father, for forgiveness for cleaning my spirit of deceit!

v3-5 This is exactly how it happened or at least for me it did...

v6 A time You maybe found... God doesn't want us to only seek Him when we are in direr need... but also there will be times that God will "feel" like He's not there... I see these times like a father teaching a child to swim...He holds us afloat while we learn how to move our arms(pray, listen, and mediate upon God's will) and legs (read, understand, and follow the Word) the 'right way' aka His way. But then He lets go...He doesn't leave our side but He does let go. So that we can truly learn to swim or live life the way He has always intended.

v7 Will He save IF we find ourselves drowning? You better believe it!!! But we have to ask and may have to wait and suffer some but it will not destroy us if we turn to Him.

v8-9 [God speaking] "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you."

v10-11 Many of my sorrows are a result of my own wicked days of rebellion. But I am actively trusting God. His lovingkindness is flowing in, "Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart. "

Father, thank You again for Your saving grace. Thank You also for teaching me. Lord, help me to do Your will...I truly cannot live apart from You in Jesus name -amen.