“The Joy of Being Obedient and Forgiven”

 “The Joy of Being Obedient and Forgiven”

 

Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put of sight!  Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!   Psalm 32:1-2

 

This Psalm of King David is believed to be connected with Psalm 51.  In Psalm 51, we see in the first two verses of David’s lament that he is pleading for God’s forgiveness, regarding the time when the prophet Nathan had come to him, after his sin with Bathsheba.  David pleaded with God to WASH him CLEAN from his GUILT, and to PURIFY him from his SIN.  David CONFESSED his DISOBEDIENCE, and the fact that he had SINNED against GOD and in GOD ALONE had he done EVIL in God’s Sight.  He pleaded that God would restore his JOY, by REMOVING the STAIN of his GUILT.  And to CREATE in him a CLEAN HEART, and to RENEW a STEADFAST spirit within him.  

 

In Psalm 32 we see that King David, was offering up a POEM of PRAISE, acclaiming the JOY that comes to those whose DISOBEDIENCE is FORGIVEN, and whose SIN is COVERED and OUT OF SIGHT!  And what JOY for those whose SINS and GUILT has been REMOVED from their record, because God has CANCELLED the DEBT, and it doesn’t count against them any more.  This is POSSIBLE because God’s Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST PAID the DEBT with His OWN BLOOD, on an OLD RUGGED CROSS. His PRECIOUS BLOOD not only CLEANSES the RECORD of the DISOBEDIENT but it CLEANSES their HEARTS. And when they TRULY BELIEVE and are WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN to GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, they can LIVE in COMPLETE HONESTY and have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD.  They will be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and to GAIN an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.

 

In order to spend ALL of your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, and ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and receive the JOY of your SALVATION!  If you are a TRUE BELIEVER, and have NOT been living in OBEDIENCE to GOD, and have lost the JOY of your SALVATION, you MUST COME to JESUS with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and like David PLEAD the BLOOD of JESUS to CLEANSE your HEART and your RECORD of GUILT.  And LIVE a LIFE filled with JOY in KNOWING you have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with your Heavenly Father.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND!!!