Psalm 38
In our secular world there is a rush to feel better physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. There was a bumper sticker making the rounds that simply said, “Guilt Sucks.”While no one wants to suffer, the rush to feel better may lead to bad choices. This is especially true spiritually. In this psalm David explores the depths of the effect of his sin. He is not rushing to find a quick salve of grace and get on with his life. The description of the first half of the Psalm may be literal or figurative, but in either case, he is looking into the deep consequences of his sins. He does not try to offer some self-justification. (v 13-14)
Enemies oppose him, friends reject him, and he doesn’t even make an excuse. At the end of it all, he is left only with his guilt and his only hope. While we ought not wallow in false guilt, we need to be careful about heaping on ourselves cheap grace. If our sin cost Jesus His life, we ought not easily and frivolously pretend it is a little thing.
“Lord, make me deeply aware of the great evil of my sin, and help me to have a truly repentant and contrite heart. AMEN.”
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