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Help! I've Sinned

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  1. well let's just say that you're a blood-bought follower of Jesus

  2. you know he has delivered you from sin

  3. you belong to him

  4. but you sin

  5. and you continue to sin

  6. and maybe just recently you've sinned

  7. maybe it was because you just vented on someone whom you love

  8. with a full vent of anger

  9. or maybe you in the spirit of catching up about someone

  10. you are actually gossiping about someone with your tongue

  11. or maybe you've been lingering on a person or an image in your lust

  12. sin is any thought

  13. any feeling

  14. any word or action

  15. that grieves God

  16. and though many of us in the room are blood-bought

  17. we still continue to sin

  18. how do you respond

  19. to your sin

  20. what happens in you

  21. when you sin

  22. against God

  23. maybe

  24. you become afraid

  25. that was me in high school

  26. I professed to be a follower of Jesus

  27. but I was a miserable wreck

  28. because every time I sinned

  29. and I sinned a lot in high school

  30. I thought Jesus would leave me

  31. I was afraid

  32. I was afraid every time I sinned

  33. I would lose my salvation

  34. or maybe you're not afraid

  35. maybe it's more like you're ashamed

  36. you're like Adam and Eve in the garden

  37. after they sinned against God

  38. and they're just hiding

  39. they're hiding hoping that God is going to walk on by

  40. he's not going to notice

  41. maybe you're just trying to

  42. hide from God

  43. thinking that he doesn't notice your

  44. anger or your pride

  45. or your lust

  46. we need help

  47. we all need help

  48. we need help when we sin

  49. this morning God's word is holding out

  50. help for those Christians

  51. who are miserable

  52. because of their sin

  53. this summer we are doing a series called

  54. Psalms for the Helping

  55. and this morning we're in a psalm

  56. Psalm 32

  57. that is designed

  58. to help us as followers of Jesus

  59. find help in the Lord

  60. when we sin against him

  61. so here's the point of this morning's sermon

  62. and the point of Psalm 32

  63. for you to be happy in the Lord

  64. after you sin

  65. you must be honest with the Lord

  66. about your sin

  67. in order for you to be happy in the Lord

  68. after you sin

  69. you need to be honest with the Lord

  70. about your sin

  71. Psalm 32 has two sections

  72. the first section is a claim

  73. and we see this in verses 1 through 5

  74. it's essentially David announcing good news

  75. there is happiness awaiting those

  76. who have sinned against the Lord

  77. blessed is the one

  78. whose transgression is forgiven

  79. and not only is there a claim

  80. but the second half of Psalm 32

  81. is a call

  82. a call to be honest with the Lord

  83. verses 6 through 11

  84. a call to all the godly

  85. to offer a prayer of confession

  86. confession to God

  87. when he may be found

  88. so there's these two sections

  89. in order to be happy in the Lord

  90. after you sin

  91. you must be honest with the Lord

  92. about your sin

  93. so let's look at

  94. verses 1 through 5

  95. and the first half of Psalm 32

  96. this claim

  97. that there is true happiness

  98. for those who have sinned

  99. it's an announcement of good news

  100. and this announcement comes

  101. with a word of blessed

  102. see that in verse 1

  103. blessed is the one

  104. whose transgression is forgiven

  105. whose sin is covered

  106. and then verse 2

  107. blessed is the man

  108. against whom the Lord

  109. counts no iniquity

  110. and in whose spirit

  111. there is no deceit

  112. that word blessed

  113. simply means happy

  114. joyful

  115. glad hearted

  116. and actually

  117. if you look down

  118. at verse 11

  119. in Psalm 32

  120. we have the outworking

  121. of this blessedness

  122. be glad in the Lord

  123. and rejoice

  124. O righteous

  125. and shout for joy

  126. all you upright in heart

  127. so what Psalm 32

  128. is it begins

  129. with gladness

  130. and it ends

  131. with gladness

  132. and in the middle

  133. is how we're to find

  134. our joy in God

  135. after we sin

  136. this state of happiness

  137. is a personal happiness

  138. blessed is the one

  139. whose transgression

  140. is forgiven

  141. blessed is the man

  142. or the woman

  143. against whom the Lord

  144. counts no iniquity

  145. this is an announcement

  146. of good news

  147. to us

  148. for those of us

  149. who are sinning regularly

  150. does anybody sin regularly

  151. in the building

  152. there's a lot more

  153. on this side

  154. than this side

  155. I saw the double hand brother

  156. we're all in need

  157. of this joy

  158. so let me ask the question

  159. what according to

  160. Psalm 32

  161. is the source

  162. of this blessedness

  163. the cause

  164. of this happiness

  165. well before we go there

  166. what does our culture say

  167. is the source

  168. and cause of happiness

  169. all sorts of things

  170. the latest techno gadget

  171. entertainment

  172. the next hook up

  173. the next fix

  174. the next raise

  175. the next promotion

  176. the next book to be read

  177. the degree to be earned

  178. I'm not denying

  179. there's goodness

  180. in some of these things

  181. happiness

  182. but if you're looking

  183. for happiness

  184. on Amazon

  185. or on Instagram

  186. and Netflix

  187. you're going to find

  188. a temporary happiness

  189. what Psalm 32

  190. is talking about

  191. is ultimate happiness

  192. ultimate joy

  193. and so if we were to ask

  194. David

  195. David

  196. please tell us

  197. what is the source

  198. of happiness

  199. ultimate

  200. true happiness

  201. he tells us

  202. he tells us

  203. he tells us

  204. in one and two

  205. blessed

  206. happy is the one

  207. whose transgression

  208. is forgiven

  209. blessed is the one

  210. whose sin is covered

  211. blessed is the man

  212. whose iniquity

  213. God does not count

  214. against him

  215. there are three ways

  216. of saying the same

  217. thing

  218. happy

  219. is the one

  220. in whom God

  221. has cleared

  222. of all wrongdoing

  223. against him

  224. there's where happiness

  225. is

  226. now you may be

  227. hearing me say that

  228. and you're thinking

  229. like okay

  230. I can get happy

  231. about that

  232. it's like a giant

  233. phew

  234. I am off the hook

  235. but let me just

  236. lay before you this

  237. God's gracious

  238. dealing with our sins

  239. the forgiveness

  240. he offers

  241. of our transgressions

  242. the covering over

  243. of our sin

  244. the not holding

  245. our iniquity

  246. against us

  247. that removing

  248. of sin

  249. that is not

  250. the end goal

  251. it's a means

  252. to an end

  253. because true

  254. happiness

  255. isn't just

  256. in being

  257. freed from

  258. your sin

  259. sin is

  260. removed

  261. so that you

  262. can enjoy

  263. God

  264. God removes

  265. our sin

  266. from our

  267. relationship

  268. so that we

  269. can experience

  270. a full

  271. and vibrant

  272. life

  273. giving

  274. relationship

  275. with the

  276. living God

  277. that's the

  278. blessedness

  279. that's the

  280. joy

  281. the greatest

  282. source of

  283. happiness

  284. that any

  285. human being

  286. can ever

  287. experience

  288. is a full

  289. and vibrant

  290. relationship

  291. with the

  292. living God

  293. and that

  294. only happens

  295. when God

  296. graciously

  297. takes our

  298. sin out of

  299. the way

  300. and he

  301. removes it

  302. as far as

  303. the east

  304. is from

  305. the west

  306. psalm

  307. 103

  308. God

  309. created us

  310. to be in

  311. a relationship

  312. with him

  313. in which

  314. we delight

  315. in him

  316. this is what

  317. I mean by

  318. true happiness

  319. is in the

  320. Lord

  321. just not having

  322. your sins

  323. forgiven

  324. it's being

  325. current with

  326. the living

  327. God

  328. of experiencing

  329. his loving

  330. presence

  331. to forgive

  332. and to

  333. convict

  334. and to

  335. protect

  336. and to

  337. lead

  338. now the

  339. question

  340. becomes

  341. how does

  342. one experience

  343. this kind

  344. of joy

  345. in the

  346. Lord

  347. how does

  348. one experience

  349. this blessedness

  350. or happiness

  351. this gladness

  352. rejoicing

  353. shouting for joy

  354. in the Lord

  355. how do you

  356. get a hold

  357. of that

  358. well maybe

  359. you didn't

  360. notice

  361. but look at

  362. the last

  363. line of

  364. verse 2

  365. and in

  366. whose spirit

  367. there is

  368. no deceit

  369. it's a little

  370. kind of

  371. out of

  372. place

  373. I mean

  374. blessed is

  375. the one

  376. whose

  377. transgression

  378. is forgiven

  379. whose sin

  380. is covered

  381. blessed is

  382. the man

  383. against whom

  384. the Lord

  385. counts no

  386. iniquity

  387. okay those

  388. three things

  389. I get

  390. and then he

  391. kind of

  392. turns it

  393. a little

  394. different

  395. direction

  396. and in

  397. whose spirit

  398. there is

  399. no deceit

  400. what is

  401. that all

  402. about

  403. well what

  404. you need

  405. to understand

  406. is what

  407. he's describing

  408. is essential

  409. to experiencing

  410. the happiness

  411. that the Lord

  412. offers

  413. after we

  414. sin

  415. it's stating

  416. it negatively

  417. and in

  418. whose spirit

  419. there is

  420. no deceit

  421. what does

  422. that mean

  423. well to put

  424. it

  425. put it

  426. positively

  427. we're talking

  428. about blessed

  429. is the one

  430. in whose spirit

  431. one is

  432. completely

  433. honest

  434. with the

  435. Lord

  436. you see

  437. true happiness

  438. is not

  439. in deceiving

  440. yourself

  441. about your

  442. sin

  443. but being

  444. honest

  445. with yourself

  446. and God

  447. about your

  448. sin

  449. every

  450. blood

  451. bought

  452. Christian

  453. will experience

  454. some kind

  455. of distance

  456. with God

  457. when we

  458. have

  459. unconfessed

  460. sin

  461. in our

  462. life

  463. in order

  464. for you

  465. to be

  466. happy

  467. in the

  468. Lord

  469. you've

  470. got to

  471. be honest

  472. with the

  473. Lord

  474. you're not

  475. to have

  476. we're not

  477. to have

  478. any deceit

  479. in our

  480. inner beings

  481. now what's

  482. interesting

  483. is where

  484. David goes

  485. now

  486. in verse

  487. three

  488. four

  489. and five

  490. David

  491. shares with

  492. us a

  493. personal

  494. testimony

  495. he starts

  496. talking about

  497. hey let

  498. me

  499. let me

  500. show you

  501. what this

  502. spirit

  503. without deceit

  504. looks like

  505. but what's

  506. interesting is

  507. he shares

  508. with us a

  509. journey

  510. because he

  511. definitely

  512. doesn't start

  513. there

  514. look at verse

  515. three

  516. for when

  517. I kept

  518. silent

  519. that's not

  520. an example

  521. of what it

  522. means to

  523. in verse

  524. two

  525. in whose

  526. spirit

  527. there is

  528. no deceit

  529. keeping

  530. silent

  531. about

  532. something

  533. is to

  534. cover

  535. something

  536. it's not

  537. being honest

  538. so what

  539. David is

  540. about to

  541. share with

  542. us is

  543. his testimony

  544. of when

  545. he was

  546. withholding

  547. sin from

  548. God

  549. unconfessed

  550. sin

  551. and then

  552. he moves

  553. to confessing

  554. it and

  555. then experiences

  556. the joy

  557. in the Lord

  558. look at

  559. this with

  560. me

  561. for when

  562. I kept

  563. silent

  564. David is

  565. humbly

  566. admitting in

  567. this psalm

  568. a time

  569. he had

  570. sin

  571. but he

  572. kept

  573. silent

  574. about it

  575. we don't

  576. know if

  577. he's referring

  578. to his

  579. sin against

  580. God when

  581. he had an

  582. adulterous

  583. affair with

  584. Bathsheba

  585. and had a

  586. child and

  587. then covered

  588. up with

  589. murder

  590. we don't

  591. know if

  592. that's what

  593. he's actually

  594. talking about

  595. or he's

  596. talking about

  597. some other

  598. sin

  599. but what

  600. we do

  601. know is

  602. that he

  603. is humbly

  604. admitting

  605. that he

  606. did something

  607. against God

  608. and he

  609. didn't want

  610. to deal

  611. with it

  612. and he

  613. was deceiving

  614. himself

  615. he wasn't

  616. going to

  617. God

  618. there was

  619. deceit

  620. in his

  621. spirit

  622. let me ask

  623. you this

  624. have you

  625. ever sinned

  626. against

  627. God

  628. and kept

  629. silent

  630. about it

  631. didn't want

  632. to admit

  633. it to

  634. yourself

  635. you didn't

  636. want to

  637. admit your

  638. sin to

  639. someone else

  640. you definitely

  641. didn't want

  642. to admit

  643. your sin

  644. to God

  645. again

  646. you're like

  647. Adam and

  648. Eve

  649. in the

  650. garden

  651. covering

  652. yourself

  653. over

  654. hiding

  655. in the

  656. bushes

  657. hoping

  658. God

  659. just

  660. going

  661. to

  662. walk

  663. by

  664. what

  665. we're

  666. talking

  667. about

  668. here

  669. is

  670. unconfessed

  671. sin

  672. unconfessed

  673. sin

  674. is when

  675. we

  676. commit

  677. sin

  678. against

  679. God

  680. but we

  681. do not

  682. humbly

  683. acknowledge

  684. it

  685. to

  686. God

  687. and

  688. unconfessed

  689. sin

  690. encumbers

  691. our

  692. relationship

  693. with the

  694. living

  695. God

  696. let me

  697. give you

  698. an

  699. illustration

  700. at our

  701. house

  702. we have

  703. a patio

  704. in the

  705. backyard

  706. and we

  707. love

  708. sitting

  709. out on

  710. it

  711. during

  712. the

  713. summertime

  714. and having

  715. meals

  716. and just

  717. hanging

  718. out

  719. but I

  720. also have

  721. my trash

  722. barrels

  723. back there

  724. could you

  725. imagine

  726. what happens

  727. if I

  728. miss a

  729. couple weeks

  730. of the

  731. trash

  732. pickup

  733. what happens

  734. on that

  735. back patio

  736. the

  737. relationships

  738. that take

  739. place

  740. there

  741. when the

  742. trash

  743. is being

  744. put out

  745. regularly

  746. they

  747. happen

  748. there's

  749. sweetness

  750. there's

  751. no

  752. distraction

  753. but when

  754. you have

  755. a buildup

  756. of trash

  757. in the

  758. backyard

  759. on a

  760. hot

  761. summer

  762. days

  763. that's

  764. right

  765. it gets

  766. a little

  767. tinky

  768. and

  769. distracting

  770. the back

  771. patio

  772. doesn't get

  773. used

  774. relationships

  775. are

  776. encumbered

  777. by the

  778. trash

  779. buildup

  780. unconfessed

  781. sin

  782. is like

  783. trash

  784. building up

  785. in your

  786. backyard

  787. there's a

  788. provision

  789. God has

  790. made

  791. the trash

  792. truck

  793. is coming

  794. on Wednesday

  795. it's ready

  796. to be taken

  797. away

  798. it's as good

  799. as gone

  800. you just need

  801. to get it

  802. out there

  803. but if it's

  804. sitting there

  805. it's going

  806. to affect

  807. your

  808. relationship

  809. with God

  810. do you know

  811. who are the

  812. most miserable

  813. people I

  814. know

  815. the most

  816. miserable

  817. people I

  818. know

  819. are Christians

  820. who are

  821. unwilling to

  822. confess their

  823. sins

  824. to God

  825. a miserable

  826. Christian

  827. is an

  828. oxymoron

  829. there should

  830. be no

  831. misery

  832. among us

  833. when it

  834. comes to

  835. our sin

  836. some of

  837. the most

  838. miserable

  839. times of

  840. my own

  841. walk with

  842. the Lord

  843. have been

  844. times when

  845. I have

  846. kept

  847. silent

  848. about my

  849. sin

  850. I've just

  851. let the

  852. trash

  853. build up

  854. and it's

  855. been building

  856. up so much

  857. I just

  858. don't want

  859. to deal

  860. with it

  861. so I

  862. try to

  863. ignore

  864. it

  865. but God

  866. doesn't

  867. ignore

  868. our

  869. unconfessed

  870. sin

  871. let's

  872. look at

  873. three and

  874. four

  875. for when

  876. I kept

  877. silent

  878. God

  879. does

  880. something

  881. out of

  882. love

  883. for David

  884. there are

  885. three things

  886. that God

  887. does

  888. in response

  889. to David

  890. keeping

  891. silence

  892. he says

  893. David says

  894. my bones

  895. wasted away

  896. through my

  897. turmoil

  898. groaning

  899. all day

  900. long

  901. through my

  902. groaning

  903. all day

  904. long

  905. he's

  906. experiencing

  907. inner

  908. turmoil

  909. here

  910. as a

  911. result

  912. of him

  913. not

  914. confessing

  915. his

  916. sin

  917. and then

  918. we read

  919. day and

  920. night

  921. your hand

  922. was heavy

  923. on me

  924. God's

  925. holy

  926. hand

  927. of

  928. conviction

  929. on

  930. David

  931. as he

  932. kept

  933. silent

  934. about

  935. his

  936. sin

  937. there's

  938. an oppressive

  939. feel

  940. to that

  941. God

  942. not

  943. letting

  944. you

  945. move

  946. forward

  947. in

  948. peace

  949. because

  950. you need

  951. to get

  952. right

  953. with

  954. him

  955. and

  956. then

  957. we

  958. read

  959. my

  960. strength

  961. was

  962. dried

  963. up

  964. as

  965. by

  966. the

  967. heat

  968. of

  969. the

  970. summer

  971. we

  972. all

  973. know

  974. what

  975. it's

  976. like

  977. to be

  978. outside

  979. during

  980. the

  981. summertime

  982. you

  983. put

  984. a

  985. hard

  986. day

  987. in

  988. around

  989. the

  990. house

  991. and

  992. that

  993. night

  994. you

  995. just

  996. don't

  997. want

  998. to

  999. do

  1000. anything

  1001. because

  1002. the

  1003. heat

  1004. of

  1005. the

  1006. summer

  1007. has

  1008. completely

  1009. drained

  1010. you

  1011. unconfessed

  1012. sin

  1013. has

  1014. a

  1015. draining

  1016. effect

  1017. on

  1018. your

  1019. body

  1020. on

  1021. you

  1022. we

  1023. are

  1024. symbiotic

  1025. people

  1026. we

  1027. have

  1028. a

  1029. relationship

  1030. between

  1031. our

  1032. bodies

  1033. and

  1034. spirits

  1035. let

  1036. me

  1037. ask

  1038. you

  1039. inner

  1040. turmoil

  1041. bones

  1042. wasting

  1043. away

  1044. God

  1045. bringing

  1046. the

  1047. heavy

  1048. his

  1049. hand

  1050. on

  1051. you

  1052. strength

  1053. being

  1054. dried

  1055. up

  1056. in

  1057. the

  1058. heat

  1059. of

  1060. summer

  1061. this

  1062. list

  1063. list

  1064. ness

  1065. do

  1066. you

  1067. think

  1068. any

  1069. of

  1070. those

  1071. describe

  1072. someone

  1073. who

  1074. is

  1075. happy

  1076. in

  1077. the

  1078. Lord

  1079. no

  1080. these

  1081. are

  1082. descriptions

  1083. of

  1084. misery

  1085. these

  1086. are

  1087. what

  1088. result

  1089. from

  1090. us

  1091. keeping

  1092. silent

  1093. about

  1094. our

  1095. sin

  1096. with

  1097. the

  1098. Lord

  1099. there's

  1100. this

  1101. interesting

  1102. word

  1103. at the

  1104. end

  1105. of

  1106. verse

  1107. four

  1108. my

  1109. strength

  1110. was

  1111. dried

  1112. up

  1113. as

  1114. by

  1115. the

  1116. heat

  1117. of

  1118. summer

  1119. you

  1120. see

  1121. the

  1122. word

  1123. selah

  1124. most

  1125. people

  1126. think

  1127. it

  1128. means

  1129. just

  1130. to

  1131. take

  1132. a

  1133. pause

  1134. so

  1135. let's

  1136. just

  1137. take

  1138. a

  1139. pause

  1140. there

  1141. are

  1142. people

  1143. in

  1144. this

  1145. room

  1146. who

  1147. are

  1148. experiencing

  1149. the

  1150. weight

  1151. of

  1152. God's

  1153. hand

  1154. the

  1155. loving

  1156. pain

  1157. of

  1158. conviction

  1159. God

  1160. because

  1161. you've

  1162. been

  1163. unwilling

  1164. to

  1165. be

  1166. honest

  1167. with

  1168. God

  1169. about

  1170. your

  1171. sin

  1172. to

  1173. come

  1174. clean

  1175. with

  1176. him

  1177. you feel

  1178. like

  1179. your

  1180. inner

  1181. life

  1182. is

  1183. wasting

  1184. away

  1185. you feel

  1186. burdened

  1187. you feel

  1188. like

  1189. you are

  1190. just

  1191. kind

  1192. of

  1193. listless

  1194. and you

  1195. know

  1196. what

  1197. it is

  1198. it's

  1199. God

  1200. in

  1201. his

  1202. love

  1203. bringing

  1204. you

  1205. to

  1206. an

  1207. end

  1208. to

  1209. yourself

  1210. he

  1211. loves

  1212. you

  1213. more

  1214. than

  1215. your

  1216. comfort

  1217. he

  1218. wants

  1219. you

  1220. to

  1221. experience

  1222. the

  1223. happiness

  1224. of being

  1225. in a

  1226. right

  1227. relationship

  1228. with

  1229. him

  1230. to

  1231. share

  1232. in

  1233. his

  1234. holiness

  1235. and

  1236. so

  1237. he's

  1238. willing

  1239. to

  1240. cause

  1241. you

  1242. some

  1243. discomfort

  1244. to

  1245. bring

  1246. you

  1247. to

  1248. that

  1249. point

  1250. of

  1251. being

  1252. honest

  1253. with

  1254. him

  1255. are

  1256. you

  1257. being

  1258. honest

  1259. with

  1260. the

  1261. Lord

  1262. are

  1263. you

  1264. current

  1265. with

  1266. him

  1267. about

  1268. your

  1269. sin

  1270. when

  1271. was

  1272. the

  1273. last

  1274. time

  1275. he

  1276. took

  1277. the

  1278. trash

  1279. out

  1280. what's

  1281. striking

  1282. about

  1283. this

  1284. personal

  1285. testimony

  1286. is

  1287. that

  1288. David

  1289. doesn't

  1290. stay

  1291. there

  1292. in

  1293. verse

  1294. 3

  1295. and

  1296. 4

  1297. he

  1298. moves

  1299. on

  1300. it's

  1301. good

  1302. news

  1303. for

  1304. us

  1305. in

  1306. verse

  1307. 5

  1308. David

  1309. has

  1310. come

  1311. to

  1312. an

  1313. end

  1314. to

  1315. himself

  1316. God's

  1317. heavy

  1318. hand

  1319. has

  1320. humbled

  1321. him

  1322. and

  1323. he's

  1324. reached

  1325. a

  1326. point

  1327. now

  1328. where

  1329. he's

  1330. finally

  1331. saying

  1332. I'm

  1333. going

  1334. to

  1335. be

  1336. honest

  1337. with

  1338. the

  1339. Lord

  1340. and

  1341. in

  1342. verse

  1343. 5

  1344. you

  1345. see

  1346. three

  1347. expressions

  1348. of

  1349. his

  1350. honesty

  1351. to

  1352. God

  1353. regarding

  1354. his

  1355. sin

  1356. I

  1357. acknowledge

  1358. my

  1359. sin

  1360. to

  1361. you

  1362. notice

  1363. it's

  1364. to

  1365. you

  1366. Lord

  1367. I

  1368. did

  1369. not

  1370. cover

  1371. my

  1372. iniquity

  1373. he's

  1374. not

  1375. covering

  1376. it

  1377. up

  1378. I

  1379. will

  1380. confess

  1381. I

  1382. said

  1383. I

  1384. will

  1385. confess

  1386. my

  1387. transgressions

  1388. to

  1389. the

  1390. Lord

  1391. to

  1392. the

  1393. Lord

  1394. he

  1395. is

  1396. coming

  1397. clean

  1398. all

  1399. these

  1400. three

  1401. expressions

  1402. are

  1403. ways

  1404. of

  1405. describing

  1406. of

  1407. being

  1408. open

  1409. and

  1410. honest

  1411. with

  1412. your

  1413. sin

  1414. to

  1415. the

  1416. Lord

  1417. what's

  1418. interesting

  1419. is that

  1420. these

  1421. there are

  1422. three

  1423. words

  1424. in

  1425. verse

  1426. five

  1427. sin

  1428. iniquity

  1429. and

  1430. transgressions

  1431. it's

  1432. the same

  1433. three

  1434. words

  1435. that show

  1436. up in

  1437. verses

  1438. one

  1439. and

  1440. two

  1441. sin

  1442. iniquity

  1443. transgressions

  1444. what's

  1445. interesting

  1446. is

  1447. there's

  1448. there's

  1449. a

  1450. difference

  1451. and the

  1452. difference

  1453. is

  1454. the word

  1455. my

  1456. I

  1457. acknowledged

  1458. my

  1459. sin

  1460. to

  1461. you

  1462. I

  1463. did

  1464. not

  1465. cover

  1466. my

  1467. iniquity

  1468. I

  1469. said

  1470. I

  1471. will

  1472. confess

  1473. my

  1474. transgressions

  1475. to

  1476. the

  1477. Lord

  1478. do

  1479. you

  1480. see

  1481. what's

  1482. going

  1483. on

  1484. here

  1485. God

  1486. in

  1487. his

  1488. gracious

  1489. mercy

  1490. has

  1491. brought

  1492. David

  1493. to

  1494. an

  1495. end

  1496. to

  1497. himself

  1498. and

  1499. now

  1500. David

  1501. is

  1502. being

  1503. honest

  1504. with

  1505. God

  1506. and

  1507. owning

  1508. his

  1509. sin

  1510. taking

  1511. full

  1512. responsibility

  1513. for

  1514. it

  1515. yes

  1516. yes

  1517. it

  1518. was

  1519. it

  1520. was

  1521. my

  1522. my

  1523. sin

  1524. against

  1525. you

  1526. God

  1527. I

  1528. missed

  1529. the

  1530. mark

  1531. yes

  1532. it

  1533. was

  1534. it

  1535. was

  1536. my

  1537. iniquity

  1538. I

  1539. willfully

  1540. chose

  1541. to

  1542. go over

  1543. the curb

  1544. of your

  1545. law

  1546. and away

  1547. from your

  1548. path

  1549. that's

  1550. that's

  1551. my

  1552. doing

  1553. I

  1554. take

  1555. responsibility

  1556. for

  1557. that

  1558. it's

  1559. I

  1560. confess

  1561. my

  1562. transgression

  1563. I

  1564. rebelled

  1565. against

  1566. your

  1567. authority

  1568. it

  1569. was

  1570. my

  1571. choice

  1572. he's

  1573. taking

  1574. full

  1575. responsibility

  1576. to it

  1577. he's

  1578. being

  1579. honest

  1580. with

  1581. the

  1582. Lord

  1583. about

  1584. it

  1585. you

  1586. will

  1587. not

  1588. be

  1589. happy

  1590. in

  1591. the

  1592. Lord

  1593. until

  1594. you're

  1595. completely

  1596. honest

  1597. with

  1598. the

  1599. Lord

  1600. about

  1601. your

  1602. sin

  1603. David

  1604. is

  1605. modeling

  1606. for us

  1607. a confession

  1608. of sin

  1609. he's

  1610. modeling

  1611. for us

  1612. verse

  1613. two

  1614. this

  1615. in

  1616. whose

  1617. spirit

  1618. there

  1619. is

  1620. no

  1621. deceit

  1622. and

  1623. you

  1624. know

  1625. what

  1626. I

  1627. find

  1628. really

  1629. encouraging

  1630. about

  1631. this

  1632. it

  1633. took

  1634. him

  1635. a

  1636. while

  1637. it

  1638. took

  1639. him

  1640. some

  1641. time

  1642. and

  1643. some

  1644. pain

  1645. to

  1646. get

  1647. to

  1648. the

  1649. point

  1650. of

  1651. him

  1652. owning

  1653. his

  1654. sin

  1655. and

  1656. I

  1657. think

  1658. all

  1659. of

  1660. us

  1661. in

  1662. the

  1663. room

  1664. can

  1665. identify

  1666. with

  1667. this

  1668. delay

  1669. of

  1670. saying

  1671. I've

  1672. committed

  1673. sin

  1674. and

  1675. then

  1676. it

  1677. takes

  1678. some

  1679. time

  1680. to

  1681. realize

  1682. oh

  1683. no

  1684. I

  1685. really

  1686. did

  1687. sin

  1688. against

  1689. God

  1690. scholars

  1691. believe

  1692. that

  1693. when it

  1694. came

  1695. to

  1696. David

  1697. sin

  1698. against

  1699. God

  1700. by

  1701. his

  1702. adultery

  1703. Bathsheba

  1704. into

  1705. finally

  1706. confessing

  1707. that

  1708. it was

  1709. about

  1710. a

  1711. year

  1712. to

  1713. when

  1714. he

  1715. said

  1716. yes

  1717. I

  1718. have

  1719. sinned

  1720. to

  1721. Nathan's

  1722. rebuke

  1723. a

  1724. year

  1725. what I

  1726. love about

  1727. verse 5

  1728. is that

  1729. as soon

  1730. as

  1731. David

  1732. owns

  1733. his

  1734. sin

  1735. it's

  1736. met

  1737. with

  1738. forgiveness

  1739. I

  1740. acknowledge

  1741. my

  1742. sin

  1743. I

  1744. did

  1745. not

  1746. cover

  1747. my

  1748. iniquity

  1749. I

  1750. will

  1751. confess

  1752. my

  1753. transgressions

  1754. and

  1755. you

  1756. forgave

  1757. the

  1758. iniquity

  1759. of

  1760. my

  1761. sin

  1762. you

  1763. forgave

  1764. me

  1765. this

  1766. is

  1767. the

  1768. testimony

  1769. the

  1770. claim

  1771. there

  1772. is

  1773. happiness

  1774. for

  1775. us

  1776. in

  1777. the

  1778. Lord

  1779. after

  1780. we

  1781. sin

  1782. and

  1783. here's

  1784. the

  1785. testimony

  1786. he

  1787. didn't

  1788. start

  1789. happy

  1790. but

  1791. he

  1792. ended

  1793. happy

  1794. when

  1795. he

  1796. confessed

  1797. his

  1798. sin

  1799. to

  1800. the

  1801. Lord

  1802. he

  1803. forgave

  1804. him

  1805. and

  1806. do

  1807. you

  1808. know

  1809. what

  1810. the

  1811. basis

  1812. of

  1813. this

  1814. forgiveness

  1815. was

  1816. for

  1817. David

  1818. he

  1819. sins

  1820. against

  1821. the

  1822. Lord

  1823. and

  1824. you

  1825. know

  1826. what

  1827. he

  1828. had

  1829. to

  1830. do

  1831. according

  1832. to

  1833. the

  1834. law

  1835. at

  1836. that

  1837. time

  1838. he

  1839. had

  1840. to

  1841. sacrifice

  1842. a

  1843. goat

  1844. or

  1845. a

  1846. bull

  1847. as

  1848. a

  1849. goat

  1850. as

  1851. a

  1852. guilt

  1853. offering

  1854. on

  1855. the

  1856. altar

  1857. blood

  1858. needed

  1859. to

  1860. be

  1861. shed

  1862. forgiveness

  1863. promised

  1864. brothers

  1865. and

  1866. sisters

  1867. do

  1868. you

  1869. not

  1870. realize

  1871. we

  1872. have

  1873. a

  1874. way

  1875. better

  1876. promise

  1877. we

  1878. have

  1879. a

  1880. way

  1881. better

  1882. sacrifice

  1883. the

  1884. lamb

  1885. of

  1886. God

  1887. Jesus

  1888. he

  1889. sacrificed

  1890. himself

  1891. for

  1892. our

  1893. sin

  1894. David

  1895. confesses

  1896. his

  1897. sin

  1898. and

  1899. God

  1900. forgives

  1901. him

  1902. based

  1903. upon

  1904. sacrifice

  1905. and

  1906. today

  1907. 1st

  1908. John

  1909. 1

  1910. 9

  1911. if

  1912. we

  1913. confess

  1914. our

  1915. sins

  1916. he

  1917. is

  1918. faithful

  1919. and

  1920. just

  1921. to

  1922. forgive

  1923. us

  1924. our

  1925. sins

  1926. and

  1927. to

  1928. cleanse

  1929. us

  1930. from

  1931. all

  1932. unrighteousness

  1933. based

  1934. on the

  1935. sacrifice

  1936. of

  1937. Jesus

  1938. what

  1939. I'm

  1940. hoping

  1941. you're

  1942. seeing

  1943. so

  1944. far

  1945. is

  1946. this

  1947. unconfessed

  1948. sin

  1949. results

  1950. in

  1951. misery

  1952. confession

  1953. of

  1954. sin

  1955. results

  1956. in

  1957. happiness

  1958. blessed

  1959. is

  1960. the

  1961. man

  1962. against

  1963. whom

  1964. the

  1965. Lord

  1966. counts

  1967. no

  1968. iniquity

  1969. do

  1970. you

  1971. know

  1972. how

  1973. you

  1974. need

  1975. to

  1976. think

  1977. about

  1978. the

  1979. cross

  1980. of

  1981. Jesus

  1982. Christ

  1983. the

  1984. cross

  1985. of

  1986. Jesus

  1987. Christ

  1988. is

  1989. the

  1990. source

  1991. of

  1992. our

  1993. forgiveness

  1994. it

  1995. is

  1996. a

  1997. fountain

  1998. ever

  1999. flowing

  2000. with

  2001. grace

  2002. to

  2003. forgive

  2004. again

  2005. and again

  2006. and again

  2007. it

  2008. never

  2009. gets

  2010. old

  2011. he

  2012. never

  2013. runs

  2014. out

  2015. at the

  2016. end of

  2017. verse

  2018. five

  2019. is

  2020. another

  2021. selah

  2022. so

  2023. let's

  2024. just

  2025. pause

  2026. brother

  2027. sister

  2028. do you

  2029. have

  2030. unconfessed

  2031. sin

  2032. in your

  2033. life

  2034. if you

  2035. do

  2036. I know

  2037. you're

  2038. miserable

  2039. because

  2040. I've

  2041. been

  2042. there

  2043. too

  2044. you

  2045. don't

  2046. have

  2047. to

  2048. be

  2049. this

  2050. claim

  2051. is

  2052. true

  2053. there's

  2054. happiness

  2055. blessedness

  2056. waiting

  2057. for you

  2058. all you

  2059. need

  2060. to do

  2061. is

  2062. obey

  2063. the

  2064. call

  2065. and we

  2066. see that

  2067. on the

  2068. last half

  2069. of

  2070. Psalm

  2071. 32

  2072. the

  2073. call

  2074. there's

  2075. the

  2076. claim

  2077. there's

  2078. happiness

  2079. for those

  2080. who have

  2081. sinned

  2082. and then

  2083. there's

  2084. the

  2085. call

  2086. so be

  2087. honest

  2088. with

  2089. God

  2090. about

  2091. your

  2092. sin

  2093. in

  2094. verse

  2095. six

  2096. we read

  2097. the word

  2098. therefore

  2099. and if

  2100. you're a

  2101. student

  2102. of the

  2103. Bible

  2104. you know

  2105. that when

  2106. you come

  2107. across

  2108. the word

  2109. therefore

  2110. you should

  2111. ask a

  2112. question

  2113. what is

  2114. the

  2115. therefore

  2116. therefore

  2117. and this

  2118. therefore

  2119. is connecting

  2120. it's connecting

  2121. the claim

  2122. verses

  2123. one through

  2124. five

  2125. to the

  2126. call

  2127. of

  2128. verses

  2129. six

  2130. through

  2131. eleven

  2132. the

  2133. claim

  2134. Christian

  2135. you can

  2136. be

  2137. happy

  2138. in the

  2139. Lord

  2140. after

  2141. your

  2142. sin

  2143. and

  2144. the

  2145. call

  2146. so be

  2147. honest

  2148. with

  2149. the

  2150. Lord

  2151. about

  2152. your

  2153. sin

  2154. in

  2155. verse

  2156. six

  2157. we read

  2158. therefore

  2159. let

  2160. everyone

  2161. who

  2162. is

  2163. godly

  2164. offer

  2165. prayer

  2166. to

  2167. you

  2168. at

  2169. a

  2170. time

  2171. when

  2172. you

  2173. may

  2174. be

  2175. found

  2176. it's

  2177. like

  2178. David

  2179. is

  2180. in

  2181. the

  2182. middle

  2183. of

  2184. the

  2185. congregation

  2186. and

  2187. he's

  2188. praying

  2189. to

  2190. God

  2191. for

  2192. all

  2193. to

  2194. hear

  2195. and

  2196. he's

  2197. saying

  2198. let

  2199. everyone

  2200. who

  2201. is

  2202. godly

  2203. in

  2204. whose

  2205. spirit

  2206. there

  2207. is

  2208. no

  2209. deceit

  2210. let

  2211. everyone

  2212. who

  2213. is

  2214. godly

  2215. offer

  2216. prayer

  2217. to

  2218. you

  2219. at

  2220. a

  2221. time

  2222. when

  2223. you

  2224. may

  2225. be

  2226. found

  2227. what

  2228. kind

  2229. of

  2230. prayer

  2231. contextually

  2232. it's

  2233. a

  2234. prayer

  2235. of

  2236. confession

  2237. that's

  2238. what

  2239. David

  2240. just

  2241. modeled

  2242. let

  2243. everyone

  2244. in

  2245. whose

  2246. spirit

  2247. is

  2248. no

  2249. deceit

  2250. let

  2251. them

  2252. offer

  2253. prayers

  2254. of

  2255. confession

  2256. to

  2257. God

  2258. when

  2259. he

  2260. may

  2261. be

  2262. found

  2263. what

  2264. does

  2265. that

  2266. mean

  2267. what

  2268. David

  2269. is

  2270. getting

  2271. at

  2272. there

  2273. is

  2274. a

  2275. timeliness

  2276. in

  2277. responding

  2278. to

  2279. being

  2280. convicted

  2281. by

  2282. God's

  2283. heavy

  2284. hand

  2285. and

  2286. then

  2287. confessing

  2288. it

  2289. to

  2290. God

  2291. don't

  2292. delay

  2293. if

  2294. you're

  2295. in

  2296. the

  2297. room

  2298. this

  2299. morning

  2300. and

  2301. you're

  2302. becoming

  2303. more

  2304. and

  2305. more

  2306. aware

  2307. as

  2308. we've

  2309. been

  2310. praying

  2311. that

  2312. you

  2313. are

  2314. becoming

  2315. more

  2316. aware

  2317. of

  2318. sin

  2319. that

  2320. you've

  2321. committed

  2322. against

  2323. God

  2324. don't

  2325. delay

  2326. confess

  2327. it

  2328. to

  2329. him

  2330. don't

  2331. ignore

  2332. his

  2333. proddings

  2334. don't

  2335. be

  2336. like

  2337. a

  2338. mule

  2339. or

  2340. like

  2341. a

  2342. horse

  2343. that

  2344. doesn't

  2345. have

  2346. understanding

  2347. and

  2348. that

  2349. just

  2350. kind

  2351. of

  2352. resisting

  2353. don't

  2354. do

  2355. that

  2356. offer

  2357. your

  2358. prayers

  2359. now

  2360. confess

  2361. to

  2362. him

  2363. find

  2364. joy

  2365. in

  2366. his

  2367. forgiveness

  2368. what's

  2369. interesting

  2370. about

  2371. this

  2372. is

  2373. where

  2374. David

  2375. goes

  2376. David

  2377. says

  2378. let

  2379. everyone

  2380. offer

  2381. prayers

  2382. of

  2383. confession

  2384. while

  2385. God

  2386. while

  2387. you

  2388. may

  2389. be

  2390. found

  2391. and

  2392. then

  2393. he

  2394. aims

  2395. us

  2396. somewhere

  2397. and

  2398. it's

  2399. kind

  2400. of

  2401. surprising

  2402. look

  2403. at

  2404. verse

  2405. at

  2406. the

  2407. end

  2408. of

  2409. verse

  2410. six

  2411. he

  2412. says

  2413. therefore

  2414. let

  2415. everyone

  2416. who is

  2417. godly

  2418. offer

  2419. prayer

  2420. to

  2421. you

  2422. at

  2423. a

  2424. time

  2425. when

  2426. you

  2427. may

  2428. be

  2429. found

  2430. surely

  2431. in

  2432. the

  2433. rush

  2434. of

  2435. great

  2436. waters

  2437. they

  2438. shall

  2439. not

  2440. reach

  2441. him

  2442. what

  2443. he's

  2444. talking

  2445. about

  2446. is

  2447. in

  2448. the

  2449. ancient

  2450. near

  2451. east

  2452. there

  2453. are

  2454. these

  2455. dry

  2456. river

  2457. beds

  2458. well

  2459. I

  2460. guess

  2461. in

  2462. the

  2463. near

  2464. east

  2465. now

  2466. too

  2467. there

  2468. are

  2469. these

  2470. dry

  2471. river

  2472. beds

  2473. called

  2474. wadis

  2475. w-a-d-i

  2476. and

  2477. when there's

  2478. a torrential

  2479. rain pour

  2480. there is

  2481. this

  2482. flooding

  2483. effect

  2484. and if

  2485. you're

  2486. standing

  2487. in a

  2488. wadi

  2489. when

  2490. this

  2491. torrential

  2492. rain

  2493. happens

  2494. you're

  2495. going to

  2496. get

  2497. rushed

  2498. off

  2499. by the

  2500. rush

  2501. of

  2502. waters

  2503. but

  2504. what

  2505. he's

  2506. saying

  2507. here

  2508. is

  2509. if

  2510. you're

  2511. godly

  2512. if

  2513. you

  2514. belong

  2515. to

  2516. the

  2517. lord

  2518. if

  2519. you're

  2520. trusting

  2521. in

  2522. him

  2523. you

  2524. don't

  2525. need

  2526. to

  2527. fear

  2528. that

  2529. kind

  2530. of

  2531. onslaught

  2532. because

  2533. god's

  2534. a

  2535. protector

  2536. and

  2537. then

  2538. he

  2539. goes

  2540. into

  2541. personal

  2542. testimony

  2543. again

  2544. look

  2545. what

  2546. he

  2547. says

  2548. you

  2549. are

  2550. a

  2551. hiding

  2552. place

  2553. for

  2554. me

  2555. verse

  2556. seven

  2557. cory

  2558. ten

  2559. boone

  2560. you

  2561. are

  2562. my

  2563. hiding

  2564. place

  2565. that's

  2566. where this

  2567. is

  2568. from

  2569. you

  2570. preserve

  2571. me

  2572. from

  2573. trouble

  2574. you

  2575. surround

  2576. me

  2577. with

  2578. shouts

  2579. of

  2580. deliverance

  2581. three

  2582. expressions

  2583. of

  2584. personal

  2585. protection

  2586. hiding

  2587. place

  2588. preserve

  2589. me

  2590. from

  2591. trouble

  2592. you

  2593. surround

  2594. me

  2595. with

  2596. shouts

  2597. of

  2598. deliverance

  2599. the

  2600. walls

  2601. of

  2602. protection

  2603. of

  2604. around

  2605. me

  2606. are

  2607. glad

  2608. tidings

  2609. of

  2610. deliverance

  2611. it's

  2612. god

  2613. protecting

  2614. me

  2615. so

  2616. so

  2617. david

  2618. calls

  2619. us

  2620. to

  2621. offer

  2622. prayer

  2623. to

  2624. him

  2625. of

  2626. confession

  2627. to

  2628. god

  2629. and

  2630. then

  2631. he

  2632. says

  2633. your

  2634. god

  2635. is

  2636. a

  2637. protector

  2638. and

  2639. then

  2640. in

  2641. verse

  2642. eight

  2643. he

  2644. says

  2645. it's

  2646. god

  2647. speaking

  2648. this

  2649. is

  2650. god

  2651. speaking

  2652. to

  2653. david

  2654. god

  2655. says

  2656. you're

  2657. my

  2658. hiding

  2659. place

  2660. you

  2661. preserve

  2662. me

  2663. you

  2664. surround

  2665. me

  2666. god

  2667. says

  2668. to

  2669. david

  2670. i

  2671. will

  2672. instruct

  2673. you

  2674. and

  2675. teach

  2676. you

  2677. in

  2678. the

  2679. way

  2680. you

  2681. should

  2682. go

  2683. i

  2684. will

  2685. counsel

  2686. you

  2687. with

  2688. my

  2689. eye

  2690. upon

  2691. you

  2692. so

  2693. not

  2694. only

  2695. is

  2696. god

  2697. a

  2698. present

  2699. protector

  2700. he

  2701. is

  2702. a

  2703. present

  2704. guide

  2705. so

  2706. offer

  2707. your

  2708. prayers

  2709. of

  2710. confession

  2711. to

  2712. him

  2713. do

  2714. you

  2715. know

  2716. what

  2717. this

  2718. does

  2719. it

  2720. should

  2721. assure

  2722. you

  2723. that

  2724. when

  2725. you

  2726. confess

  2727. your

  2728. sin

  2729. to

  2730. the

  2731. lord

  2732. you

  2733. don't

  2734. need

  2735. to

  2736. be

  2737. afraid

  2738. of

  2739. him

  2740. he's

  2741. not

  2742. against

  2743. you

  2744. he's

  2745. for

  2746. you

  2747. he's

  2748. your

  2749. protector

  2750. and

  2751. he's

  2752. your

  2753. guide

  2754. a

  2755. little

  2756. side

  2757. note

  2758. that

  2759. line

  2760. that

  2761. says

  2762. i

  2763. will

  2764. instruct

  2765. you

  2766. and

  2767. teach

  2768. you

  2769. in

  2770. the

  2771. way

  2772. you

  2773. should

  2774. go

  2775. what's

  2776. interesting

  2777. is

  2778. that

  2779. word

  2780. iniquity

  2781. that's

  2782. showed

  2783. up

  2784. twice

  2785. already

  2786. that

  2787. word

  2788. means

  2789. to

  2790. purposefully

  2791. deviate

  2792. from

  2793. God's

  2794. path

  2795. it's

  2796. like

  2797. you're

  2798. driving

  2799. over

  2800. the

  2801. curbs

  2802. of

  2803. God's

  2804. law

  2805. and

  2806. here

  2807. we

  2808. have

  2809. after

  2810. one

  2811. confesses

  2812. God

  2813. saying

  2814. hey

  2815. I

  2816. will

  2817. instruct

  2818. you

  2819. and

  2820. teach

  2821. you

  2822. on

  2823. the

  2824. path

  2825. that

  2826. you

  2827. need

  2828. to

  2829. go

  2830. on

  2831. my

  2832. path

  2833. the

  2834. path

  2835. of

  2836. blessing

  2837. the

  2838. path

  2839. where

  2840. I

  2841. am

  2842. present

  2843. and

  2844. fullness

  2845. of joy

  2846. exists

  2847. Psalm

  2848. 16

  2849. the

  2850. warning

  2851. be

  2852. not like

  2853. a horse

  2854. or a

  2855. mule

  2856. without

  2857. understanding

  2858. which

  2859. must

  2860. be

  2861. curbed

  2862. with

  2863. bitten

  2864. bridle

  2865. or it

  2866. will

  2867. not

  2868. stay

  2869. near

  2870. to

  2871. you

  2872. have

  2873. you

  2874. ever

  2875. seen

  2876. a

  2877. picture

  2878. of

  2879. a

  2880. guy

  2881. trying

  2882. to

  2883. lead

  2884. a

  2885. mule

  2886. but

  2887. that

  2888. mule

  2889. is

  2890. sitting

  2891. back

  2892. on

  2893. its

  2894. haunches

  2895. pulling

  2896. back

  2897. not

  2898. willing

  2899. to

  2900. go

  2901. don't

  2902. respond

  2903. that

  2904. way

  2905. don't

  2906. resist

  2907. God

  2908. in

  2909. your

  2910. pride

  2911. go

  2912. to

  2913. him

  2914. offer

  2915. prayers

  2916. of

  2917. confession

  2918. while

  2919. he

  2920. may

  2921. be

  2922. found

  2923. he

  2924. is

  2925. your

  2926. protector

  2927. he

  2928. is

  2929. your

  2930. guide

  2931. he

  2932. will

  2933. counsel

  2934. you

  2935. with

  2936. his

  2937. eye

  2938. upon

  2939. you

  2940. it's

  2941. a

  2942. picture

  2943. of

  2944. intimacy

  2945. and

  2946. presence

  2947. you

  2948. know

  2949. what the

  2950. summary

  2951. is

  2952. you

  2953. have

  2954. no

  2955. good

  2956. reason

  2957. to

  2958. stay

  2959. silent

  2960. about

  2961. your

  2962. sin

  2963. no

  2964. good

  2965. reason

  2966. and

  2967. you

  2968. have

  2969. multiple

  2970. reasons

  2971. to

  2972. confess

  2973. your

  2974. sin

  2975. to

  2976. God

  2977. he's

  2978. a

  2979. loving

  2980. God

  2981. who

  2982. welcomes

  2983. your

  2984. confession

  2985. wants

  2986. you

  2987. to

  2988. share

  2989. in

  2990. the

  2991. joy

  2992. of

  2993. knowing

  2994. him

  2995. real

  2996. quick

  2997. verse

  2998. 10

  2999. we

  3000. have

  3001. a

  3002. concluding

  3003. summary

  3004. the

  3005. wicked

  3006. and

  3007. those

  3008. who

  3009. trust

  3010. two

  3011. ways

  3012. to

  3013. live

  3014. the

  3015. wicked

  3016. don't

  3017. trust

  3018. in

  3019. the

  3020. Lord

  3021. they

  3022. persist

  3023. in

  3024. deceiving

  3025. themselves

  3026. and

  3027. they're

  3028. so

  3029. surrounded

  3030. by

  3031. sorrow

  3032. but

  3033. steadfast

  3034. love

  3035. surrounds

  3036. the one

  3037. who

  3038. trusts

  3039. in

  3040. the

  3041. Lord

  3042. the

  3043. one

  3044. in

  3045. whom

  3046. there's

  3047. no

  3048. deceit

  3049. the

  3050. one

  3051. who

  3052. is

  3053. glad

  3054. in

  3055. the

  3056. Lord

  3057. the

  3058. righteous

  3059. the

  3060. upright

  3061. in

  3062. heart

  3063. those

  3064. who

  3065. are

  3066. blessed

  3067. because

  3068. their

  3069. sins

  3070. have

  3071. been

  3072. forgiven

  3073. they're

  3074. surrounded

  3075. by the

  3076. steadfast

  3077. love

  3078. of

  3079. the

  3080. Lord

  3081. and

  3082. out

  3083. of

  3084. that

  3085. experience

  3086. comes

  3087. gladness

  3088. and

  3089. rejoicing

  3090. and

  3091. shouts

  3092. for

  3093. joy

  3094. because

  3095. those

  3096. of

  3097. us

  3098. who

  3099. know

  3100. we've

  3101. been

  3102. forgiven

  3103. of

  3104. our

  3105. sin

  3106. again

  3107. are

  3108. experiencing

  3109. God's

  3110. loving

  3111. presence

  3112. I'm

  3113. going to

  3114. wrap

  3115. this up

  3116. but I

  3117. want

  3118. you to

  3119. say

  3120. this

  3121. godliness

  3122. is

  3123. not

  3124. the

  3125. absence

  3126. of

  3127. sin

  3128. in

  3129. your

  3130. life

  3131. godliness

  3132. is

  3133. honestly

  3134. dealing

  3135. with

  3136. your

  3137. sin

  3138. to

  3139. God

  3140. to

  3141. regularly

  3142. confessing

  3143. it to

  3144. him

  3145. and

  3146. finding

  3147. joy

  3148. let me

  3149. give you

  3150. four words

  3151. in

  3152. conclusion

  3153. how to

  3154. apply

  3155. this

  3156. the

  3157. application

  3158. is

  3159. go to

  3160. the

  3161. Lord

  3162. and

  3163. confess

  3164. your

  3165. sin

  3166. go to

  3167. him

  3168. find

  3169. happiness

  3170. be

  3171. honest

  3172. with

  3173. him

  3174. here's

  3175. how

  3176. you

  3177. can

  3178. be

  3179. honest

  3180. with

  3181. him

  3182. ask

  3183. God

  3184. to

  3185. search

  3186. you

  3187. Psalm

  3188. 139

  3189. 23

  3190. and

  3191. 24

  3192. see

  3193. if

  3194. there

  3195. be

  3196. any

  3197. grievous

  3198. way

  3199. in

  3200. you

  3201. that

  3202. delights

  3203. God

  3204. what

  3205. you're

  3206. saying

  3207. is

  3208. God

  3209. I

  3210. want

  3211. to

  3212. share

  3213. in

  3214. your

  3215. holiness

  3216. I

  3217. don't

  3218. want

  3219. there

  3220. to

  3221. be

  3222. anything

  3223. between

  3224. us

  3225. show

  3226. me

  3227. if

  3228. there

  3229. is

  3230. and

  3231. when

  3232. he

  3233. does

  3234. because

  3235. God

  3236. is

  3237. a

  3238. living

  3239. and

  3240. loving

  3241. God

  3242. when

  3243. he

  3244. does

  3245. show

  3246. you

  3247. your

  3248. sin

  3249. you

  3250. confess

  3251. it

  3252. 1st

  3253. John

  3254. 1

  3255. 9

  3256. if

  3257. we

  3258. confess

  3259. our

  3260. sins

  3261. that

  3262. word

  3263. confess

  3264. in

  3265. Greek

  3266. means

  3267. same

  3268. word

  3269. you

  3270. you

  3271. call

  3272. it

  3273. what

  3274. God

  3275. calls

  3276. it

  3277. so

  3278. instead

  3279. of

  3280. saying

  3281. okay

  3282. I'm

  3283. just

  3284. frustrated

  3285. you

  3286. say

  3287. to

  3288. God

  3289. God

  3290. I

  3291. was

  3292. sinfully

  3293. angry

  3294. instead

  3295. of

  3296. saying

  3297. oh

  3298. we

  3299. were

  3300. just

  3301. catching

  3302. up

  3303. about

  3304. Jim

  3305. you

  3306. say

  3307. oh

  3308. God

  3309. I

  3310. was

  3311. gossiping

  3312. about

  3313. Jim

  3314. instead

  3315. of

  3316. saying

  3317. yeah

  3318. I

  3319. was

  3320. unusually

  3321. attracted

  3322. to

  3323. that

  3324. woman

  3325. you

  3326. confess

  3327. I

  3328. was

  3329. lusting

  3330. after

  3331. her

  3332. you

  3333. call

  3334. it

  3335. sin

  3336. ask

  3337. God

  3338. to

  3339. search

  3340. you

  3341. confess

  3342. it

  3343. call

  3344. it

  3345. what

  3346. God

  3347. calls

  3348. it

  3349. and

  3350. when

  3351. you

  3352. do

  3353. you

  3354. call

  3355. it

  3356. forgiven

  3357. if

  3358. we

  3359. confess

  3360. our

  3361. sins

  3362. he's

  3363. faithful

  3364. and

  3365. just

  3366. to

  3367. forgive

  3368. us

  3369. our

  3370. sins

  3371. and

  3372. to

  3373. cleanse

  3374. us

  3375. from

  3376. all

  3377. unrighteousness

  3378. forgiveness

  3379. and

  3380. that

  3381. forgiveness

  3382. is based

  3383. upon

  3384. the

  3385. shed

  3386. blood

  3387. of

  3388. Jesus

  3389. the

  3390. fountain

  3391. that

  3392. keeps

  3393. giving

  3394. keeps

  3395. forgiving

  3396. search

  3397. confess

  3398. call

  3399. it

  3400. forgiven

  3401. and

  3402. then

  3403. rejoice

  3404. Psalm

  3405. 32

  3406. 11

  3407. be

  3408. glad

  3409. in

  3410. the

  3411. Lord

  3412. and

  3413. rejoice

  3414. O

  3415. righteous

  3416. and shout

  3417. for joy

  3418. all you

  3419. upright

  3420. in

  3421. heart

  3422. you

  3423. need

  3424. not

  3425. fear

  3426. God

  3427. you

  3428. need

  3429. not

  3430. be

  3431. ashamed

  3432. you

  3433. just

  3434. need

  3435. to

  3436. be

  3437. honest

  3438. with

  3439. him

  3440. and

  3441. there

  3442. you'll

  3443. find

  3444. joy

  3445. for

  3446. your

  3447. soul

  3448. we

  3449. looked

  3450. at

  3451. Psalm

  3452. 32

  3453. I

  3454. hope

  3455. it

  3456. has

  3457. helped

  3458. you

  3459. because

  3460. you

  3461. may

  3462. sin

  3463. this

  3464. afternoon

  3465. and

  3466. when

  3467. you

  3468. do

  3469. remember

  3470. the

  3471. claim

  3472. and

  3473. remember

  3474. the

  3475. call

  3476. you

  3477. can

  3478. be

  3479. happy

  3480. in

  3481. the

  3482. Lord

  3483. after

  3484. your

  3485. sin

  3486. by

  3487. being

  3488. honest

  3489. with

  3490. the

  3491. Lord

  3492. about

  3493. your

  3494. sin

  3495. let's

  3496. pray

  3497. God

  3498. would

  3499. you

  3500. use

  3501. Psalm

  3502. 32

  3503. to

  3504. press

  3505. your

  3506. will

  3507. into

  3508. our

  3509. hearts

  3510. and

  3511. I

  3512. pray

  3513. now

  3514. God

  3515. that

  3516. you

  3517. would

  3518. search

  3519. us

  3520. and

  3521. know

  3522. us

  3523. that

  3524. you

  3525. would

  3526. reveal

  3527. any

  3528. wicked

  3529. way

  3530. any

  3531. grievous

  3532. way

  3533. in

  3534. us

  3535. so

  3536. that

  3537. we

  3538. can

  3539. confess

  3540. it

  3541. to

  3542. you

  3543. and

  3544. experience

  3545. the

  3546. fullness

  3547. of

  3548. restoration

  3549. of

  3550. being

  3551. in a

  3552. life

  3553. giving

  3554. relationship

  3555. with

  3556. you

  3557. God

  3558. we

  3559. ask

  3560. that

  3561. you

  3562. would

  3563. make

  3564. us

  3565. holy

  3566. people

  3567. and

  3568. happy

  3569. people

  3570. we

  3571. ask

  3572. this

  3573. in the

  3574. name

  3575. of

  3576. Jesus

  3577. Amen