How To Ruin Your Life (And How To Come Back) 5-Day DevotionalSample

Day 5: Celebration (Psalm 32)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) 

This promise from the apostle John is true in all cases, for all time. It’s true for you. Regardless of how great your sin, how horrific your mistakes, how ruinous your implosion, God will forgive you because of his faithfulness and righteousness. 

After David confessed his sin in Psalm 51, he celebrated the forgiveness he received in Psalm 32. The Psalms were compiled over several hundred years and are placed by themes and not in chronological order in the book of Psalms. David’s implosion is chronicled in 2 Samuel 11, the confrontation with the prophet Nathan in 2 Samuel 12, his prayer of confession in Psalm 51, and his celebration of forgiveness in Psalm 32. 

In God’s grace, David’s misery and mourning were replaced with joy as his sin was carried away. If you have confessed your sin to Him, He has carried your sin away too. He has not placed it close to you so you can reflect on it or stare at it. He has carried it so far away that it is infinitely separated from you—as far as the east is from the west.

Celebrate this forgiveness! Take joy in the reality that you are no longer bound by your past mistakes, your past sins, or your past struggles. Even for those who have ruined their life, there is a chance for restoration. His name is Jesus Christ, and we should celebrate when we see what He has done.

Do you believe that God is faithful and righteous to forgive your sins? To cleanse you? Do you trust that Jesus will finish the good work He started in you?

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