Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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It feels so good. I mean right in the middle of feeling the worst of the worst you can just do this and feel incredible. You know those times when you do, say, act in ways that make life miserable… and all you have to do is this one thing… and aaahhhhh its all better!

 

 

I remember in 7th grade I was at Orange-way big store. Just think of a K-mart. I stole an album… now it was a Aerosmith album… so it was kinda worth the risk… anyway… I got busted. They called the cops… but the real story is what happened in the back room…

 

When I confessed I couldn’t say it loud enough or just say it enough…it felt that good. Yes my mom and dad were furious and very very disappointed (which actually hurt the most) but I had no more guilt. I confessed and even prayed to God to forgive me and it was amazing… even though I knew I was going to pay a big price with my parents… and with Prange way (I could no longer shop there… hey I wonder if I can get my wife to shoplift on amazon prime and get busted so she can no longer shop there… uh, anyway) Yes there was a big set of penalties… but confession actually made those penalties ok to deal with. Because I knew I was back in right standing with myself, my God and my parents. Listen to this Psalm after David throws down on Bathsheba, kills her husband and then lies about it. 

 

Psalm 32:1-8

1 

Oh, what joy for those    whose disobedience is forgiven,    whose sin is put out of sight!

2 

Yes, what joy for those    whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt,[b]    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

3 

When I refused to confess my sin,    my body wasted away,    and I groaned all day long.

4 

Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.    My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude

5 

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

6 

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,    that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

7 

For you are my hiding place;    you protect me from trouble.    You surround me with songs of victory. 

 

 

This doesn’t sound like a man who is ashamed, or saddened or sick inside anymore. it sounds like a man who was forgiven. 

So today… lets just anti up and deal with our sin and guilt knowing that God will welcome us with his forgiveness and joy!