Copyright 2016 J. Neely
Psalm 39:8
8 Deliver [natsal] me
from all my transgressions [pesha`]: make [suwm] me not the reproach [cherpah] of the foolish [nabal]. KJV-Interlinear
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do
not make me the scorn of the fool! ESV
The psalmist
realizes, as we all should, that our sins are the source of all of our
troubles. And that, if our sins are forgiven and removed, then logic dictates
that our troubles likewise will be removed.
And therefore our first
petition, to gain access to our spiritual life, is by means of our request for
the pardoning of our sins, thus paving the way for God to remove our problems.
And this first
petition, is what we call confession.
If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just, to forgive us of all our sins, and cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. That is the method and means of restoring ourselves
into fellowship with God, and into the sphere of a functioning spiritual life.
It is the
individual who does not have a relationship with God, who is the fool.
Having a
relationship with God is the simplest thing in the world. And not knowing it,
and especially ignoring it, is the method and function of the fool.
A fool lives in
evil. Evil is everything outside of the realm of God and truth and the
spiritual life.
Evil is a
reproach. And a fool who lives in evil, by default is a reproach to truth and
everything in life.
Therefore, confessing
one sins, resulting in the removal of those sins, in effect removes the
reproach from ones life.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete
yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
