Create in Me a Clean Heart: The 40-Day Challenge (Psalms)预览

Confess Your Guilt

Psalm 38

“I’m Not Guilty” is the name of a former prison band founded in the penitentiary in Glina (Croatia). But it’s also the first reaction of each of us when we are faced with our own failures, mistakes, and poor treatment of ourselves and others. What’s more, if we are prone to the “infallibility” syndrome, then that is a real description of our personality. I’m never guilty and I’ve done nothing wrong - it’s just others’ accusations against “perfect me”.

In Psalm 38, it is as if we are reading an abbreviated biography of another biblical sufferer, Job. But unlike Job, this man’s condition is connected to sin. What happens to him is the result of sin that brings restlessness, physical pain, abandonment and misunderstanding. It shows us the connection between our inner and our physical lives. Sometimes certain emotional, psychological, and even spiritual problems can manifest in physical health. In his torment, this sufferer is looking for a way out and a solution, and he finds it in the confession of his guilt, trust in God, and hope that God will deliver him.

Let’s stop and take stock of our spiritual state. Let’s really face our life, and bring it before God. The result will be “I am guilty, I am sinful”, but by faith in Christ Jesus, the guilt is erased and the sin is forgiven. Confessing guilt is a step towards forgiveness and healing. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2).