Psalm 32 “A Call To Confession”

Psalm 32  “A Call To Confession”

 

Early in my ministry a woman stopped me after church with a question. When she was in high School she stole her friend’s boy friend, NOW SHE WANTS TO GIVE HIM BACK. No her question was that it had bothered her. Should she go and confess to her friend what she had done? Yes with prayer, fasting, humbleness and a good setup. Her lack of being honest with her friend, with God and with herself was tearing her apart. This is the story of what David experienced through confession. We of course do not practice confession to the minister or priest like Catholics do, because they cannot absolve sins. Yet we often do not practice confession at all.

 

1. WHEN DAVID KEPT SILENT

            A. WAS NOT HONEST WITH GOD

                        A. THE ADULTERY HE COMMITTED

                        B. THE MURDER TO COVER IT UP

            B. HIS GUILT WAS TEARING HIM APART

                        A. BONES WASTED AWAY – COULD NOT EAT

                        B. GROANING ALL DAY LONG

                        C. THE HEAVINESS OF GUILT LIKE A WEIGHT

            C. THEN NATHAN CONFRONTS DAVID, 2 SAM 12

                        A. HE DOES NOT CONFESS TO NATHAN

                        B. HE GOES TO THE TEMPLE AND CONFESSES TO GOD

2. WHEN DAVID CONFESSED VS5

            A. GOD FORGAVE HIS SIN

            B. GOD REMOVED THE GUILT

            C.         A. VS. 1 TRANSGRESSIONS ARE FORGIVEN

                        B. SINS ARE COVERED

                        C. NOT COUNTED AGAINST HIM

            D. 1 JOHN 1:8&9 BEING HONEST WITH GOD AND OUR SELVES

            E. JAMES 5:13 – 16 CONFESSION TO OTHERS

            F. MARK 1:4  BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE FOR FORGIVENESS

3. THE BLESSED MAN OR WOMAN

            A. FREEDOM FROM GUILT AND SHAME

            B. PROTECTION FROM GOD

            C. HEALING FROM GOD

            D. VS 8 “YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE, YOU FILL MY HEART…

            E. SONGS OF DELIVERANCE

            F. VS. 8. GOD WILL GUIDE AND INSTRUCT

 

Conclusion: In the garden we started hiding from God, and the effects of guilt and shame tear at the human heart to this day. It’s time to stop hiding, pretending. It’s time to get honest with God. If we confess our sin He is faithful and just to forgive our sin and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. “Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.”