Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Which is more- God's wonders or my sin? Psalm 39-41

The three Psalms before us conclude what is historically Book 1 of the Psalms. In these three we have David providing music for his choir director. These are psalms that are meant to be sung in the congregation. In 40:4-5 we see David declaring the greatness of God's wonders. He states that they are too numerous to count, should he try. We are to sing this thought. The songs in our worship are to be about Him, not us. They are to be about the wonders we can't count not the walk we can't live. Later in the passage however (40:12), David declares that his own sin has "overtaken" him. His sin is "more numerous than the hairs on his head". The question would be, "Which is greater, the wonders of God or the sin in my life?" The answer is plain, God's wonders are greater. In Romans 5:20-21 we read that where sin increases Grace abounds even more. Paul's words give us clarity to David's delima. God is so much bigger than our sins. Satan would cause us to think we are consumed by our sin. David and Paul want us to know that God's greatness is so far beyond our sin. Our sin is trumped by God's greatness. We tend to lean to our own sin and corruptness. But God's compassion and kindness is so far beyond our own deficiceny. Rejoice that God's wonders can't be numbered, but the number of our sins is limited to the number of hairs on our head. Our sins are limited and trumped by God's amazing grace.

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