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Thirst for Forgiveness
Toni Smothers
Scripture Reading: Psalms 32:1-10
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Scripture Quote: For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. Psalms 51:3-14 (NIV)
Who is there that lives and doesn't sin? So how do we receive pardon when it is the umpteenth time we have committed this same sin? God's forgiveness is not granted when we bargain, try to conceal, or pretend we didn't realize something was wrong. Yet, there are many times when we approach God that way. Then we wonder why we do not feel His presence. There is no fooling God Almighty - His favor is a prize awarded only to those who approach Him with truth and reverence.
Forgiveness is the fundamental privilege of the children of God. Without God's pardon we wallow in our transgressions, never to be free of guilt and shame. But when we admit our brokenness and realize our tremendous need of His favor, God shows us grace upon grace. There is a secret place where God is near and hears our deepest groaning. He replies with mercy and tender love and the communion is indisputable. This is where our joy shines with inextinguishable light and our thirst for it is unquenchable. We can reach out and actually touch our God - And some say Christians lead boring lives - Maybe not so much!
Today’s meditation: His love covers and redeems us from our sins.
Memory Verse: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, Psalms 1:1 (NIV)
Salmo 32:1-10 1 David. Un Maskil. Bendito es aquél cuyas transgresiones son perdonadas, cuyos pecados están cubiertos. 2Blessed es aquel cuyo pecado el Señor no cuenta contra ellos y en cuyo espíritu no hay engaño. 3 me mantuve en silencio, mis huesos se desperdiciaron durante mi gemido todo el día. 4For día y noche tu mano pesaba sobre mí; mi fuerza fue saboteada como en el calor del verano. 5Then reconocí mi pecado para ti y no encubriste mi iniquidad. Dije, "confesaré mis transgresiones al Señor." Y perdonaste la culpa de mi pecado. 6Therefore que todos los fieles oren a usted mientras usted puede ser encontrado; seguramente el levantamiento de las poderosas aguas no les alcanzará. 7You son mi escondite; me protegerás de los problemas y me rodearás de canciones de liberación. 8i le instruirá y le enseñará de la manera que usted debe ir; Te aconsejaré con mis ojos amorosos. 9Do no ser como el caballo o la mula, que no tienen ningún entendimiento, pero deben ser controlados por el bit y la brida o no vendrán a usted. 10Many son los males de los impíos, pero el amor infalible del Señor rodea a aquel que confía en él
Thirst for Forgiveness
Toni Smothers
Scripture Reading: Psalms 32:1-10
Click here to read the scripture
Scripture Quote: For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. Psalms 51:3-14 (NIV)
Who is there that lives and doesn't sin? So how do we receive pardon when it is the umpteenth time we have committed this same sin? God's forgiveness is not granted when we bargain, try to conceal, or pretend we didn't realize something was wrong. Yet, there are many times when we approach God that way. Then we wonder why we do not feel His presence. There is no fooling God Almighty - His favor is a prize awarded only to those who approach Him with truth and reverence.
Forgiveness is the fundamental privilege of the children of God. Without God's pardon we wallow in our transgressions, never to be free of guilt and shame. But when we admit our brokenness and realize our tremendous need of His favor, God shows us grace upon grace. There is a secret place where God is near and hears our deepest groaning. He replies with mercy and tender love and the communion is indisputable. This is where our joy shines with inextinguishable light and our thirst for it is unquenchable. We can reach out and actually touch our God - And some say Christians lead boring lives - Maybe not so much!
Today’s meditation: His love covers and redeems us from our sins.
Memory Verse: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, Psalms 1:1 (NIV)
Salmo 32:1-10 1 David. Un Maskil. Bendito es aquél cuyas transgresiones son perdonadas, cuyos pecados están cubiertos. 2Blessed es aquel cuyo pecado el Señor no cuenta contra ellos y en cuyo espíritu no hay engaño. 3 me mantuve en silencio, mis huesos se desperdiciaron durante mi gemido todo el día. 4For día y noche tu mano pesaba sobre mí; mi fuerza fue saboteada como en el calor del verano. 5Then reconocí mi pecado para ti y no encubriste mi iniquidad. Dije, "confesaré mis transgresiones al Señor." Y perdonaste la culpa de mi pecado. 6Therefore que todos los fieles oren a usted mientras usted puede ser encontrado; seguramente el levantamiento de las poderosas aguas no les alcanzará. 7You son mi escondite; me protegerás de los problemas y me rodearás de canciones de liberación. 8i le instruirá y le enseñará de la manera que usted debe ir; Te aconsejaré con mis ojos amorosos. 9Do no ser como el caballo o la mula, que no tienen ningún entendimiento, pero deben ser controlados por el bit y la brida o no vendrán a usted. 10Many son los males de los impíos, pero el amor infalible del Señor rodea a aquel que confía en él
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