Introduction:

***It is our natural human instinct to want to hide our sin from God (ex. Adam) but true joy and rest is found ONLY in confession and forgiveness.

In Psalm 32, David presents us with three different hiding places for human soul.

1.     Hiding FROM God (vs 3-4)

a.      As long as he kept silent, David was an emotional/physical wreck!

b.     The best years of his life were wasting away!

c.      He became extremely irritable!

d.     God relentlessly pursued him/disrupting his life until he repented!

e.      We can’t stay hiding forever and live! Sooner or later, we have to come out!

2.      Hiding NOTHING from God (vs 5)

a.      When David finally uncovered his sin, God covered it with his forgiveness!

b.     David received this forgiveness instantly!

                                                             i.      But here’s the condition – that he not just confess his sins…but that he also turn to God in faith and receive forgiveness.

                                                           ii.      Confession alone is not enough / we need a better place to hide!

3.     Hiding IN God (vs 7)

a.      Col 3:3 – your life is now “hidden” with Christ in God.

b.     This is our new reality and it’s the best place to hide!!

Why would we settle for these other hiding places?