Psalm 18:23
23 I was also upright [tamiym] before him, and I kept [shamar] myself from mine iniquity. [`avon] KJV-Interlinear
23 I
was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. NASB
Upright, ‘tamiym,’ means
integrity, truth, complete, perfect, sound.
Kept, ‘shamar,’ means to
hedge about as in the avoiding of thornes, to guard, review, take heed,
observe, watch.
In order for man to be
prefect and without sin, since mans fundamental nature is in sin, means that a
process that is provided only by God must be used in order to attain such a
perfect state. Man cannot attain a state
of perfection on his own.
This is the confession
process as outlined in the fourth and fifth sacrificial rituals outlined in the
first seven chapters of Leviticus, and also explained in 1 John 1.
The believer who is
legitimately trying to advance in their spiritual life, will watch his own
life, moment by moment, day by day, and will confess his sins to God the
Father, in order to get himself back into fellowship.
Fellowship is the
spiritual state that is defined by God, as the state of perfection, which
entitles one to interact with God.
The believer who is
responsible in their spiritual life, goes to great effort in reviewing their
own individual life moment by moment, day after day throughout their life.
The sphere of greatest
blessing exists within the fellowship sphere.
There are no blessings outside of that sphere.
Therefore, residing in
fellowship is extremely important and of great value. The single greatest position and possession
of value in all of existence.
By reviewing ones life,
by monitoring ones sinful state, by guarding against sin or evil thoughts or
activity, watching oneself regularly, then and only then can you confess when
necessary, and restore yourself back into fellowship quickly. This serves as a spiritual governor, imposed
upon yourself in order to maintain an alert state of readiness, just as a soldier
must remain alert at his guard station, against any and all enemies.
Once sin is confessed, it
is wiped out and ones spiritual state is restored. You may still face repercussions from your
sin, but your spiritual function resumes.
Do not confuse Gods forgiveness of sin, with legitimate punishment of
that sin, especially in the case of crime, or social repercussions that might
result from this world.
Gods mandate to you, is
to walk upright, which means to live your life moment by moment while in
fellowship.
This moment by moment
life is the ultimate Sabbath, which means living in the moment by moment
fellowship with God, and is symbolized by the once a week Sabbath or Sunday or
holiday observations that are intended to teach this principle.
Therefore, confession is
required in order to attain the perfect spiritual status, and watching out for
any and everything in your own life that might derail that state, must be
guarded against, always, in order to keep that perfect state.
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