Create in Me a Clean Heart: The 40-Day Challenge (Psalms)Sample
Receive Forgiveness
Psalm 32
At the beginning of Psalm 32, David, instead of confessing, tries to hide his sin from God. Such a hidden sin can do enormous damage to a person’s soul. If we hide our sin, we do not have access to God’s forgiveness that we so desperately need. Without God’s forgiveness, we will, like David, become more and more miserable, weaker and weaker. Even worse, if we do not admit that we are sinful, we will become self-righteous and try to justify ourselves before God. And that is impossible. However, if we confess our sin, we can be sure that God will forgive us. It is part of God’s character to forgive - that is who He is. God is the “Father of mercies”(2 Corinthians 1:3). It is in our human nature to expect, even when we forgive someone, that that person will somehow make it up to us in some way. But God is not like that. God forgives us completely and without any conditions. There’s no way our deeds can deserve God’s forgiveness. The only thing we can do is come to him with a humble heart and admit our helplessness. And that is all that God asks of us - to come with all our burdens and sins, and He is the one who will forgive us and restore us to communion with Him.
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About this Plan
The reading plan ‘Create in Me a Clean Heart’ invites readers to explore Psalms in a specific way. Based on Psalm 51, six themes emerge during the 40 days of reading. 40 different authors contemplate how to glorify the greatness of God, recognize human frailty, yearn for a pure clean heart, experience the joy of salvation, be immersed in the wisdom of God, and offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving.
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