Kyle Olson 0:08
Welcome to Elmhurst CRC's daily dose the Word of God. This week we're journeying with Jesus towards the cross, stumbling along with John the Baptist. This is Kyle Olson and I'll be reading from Psalm 32.
Kyle Olson 0:22
A contemplative song of David. How happy is the one whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sin is hidden from sight. How happy is the person whose sin the Eternal will not take into account. How happy are those who no longer lie, to themselves or others. When I refused to admit my wrongs, I was miserable, moaning and complaining all day long so that even my bones felt brittle. Day and night, your hand kept pressing on me. My strength dried up like water in the summer heat; you wore me down. When I finally saw my own lies, I owned up to my sins before you, and I did not try to hide my evil deeds from you. I said to myself, “I’ll admit all my sins to the Eternal,” and you lifted and carried away the guilt of my sin. So let all who are devoted to you speak honestly to you now, while you are still listening. For then when the floods come, surely the rushing water will not even reach them. You are my hiding place. You will keep me out of trouble and envelop me with songs that remind me I am free. I will teach you and tell you the way to go and how to get there; I will give you good counsel, and I will watch over you. But don’t be stubborn and stupid like horses and mules who, if not reined by leather and metal, will run wild, ignoring their masters. Tormented and empty are wicked and destructive people, but the one who trusts in the Eternal is wrapped tightly in His gracious love. Express your joy; be happy in Him, you who are good and true. Go ahead, shout and rejoice aloud, you whose hearts are honest and straightforward.
Kyle Olson 2:26
Let's pray. Lord, thank you for your word. Thank you for your songs. Thank you for David, who was deeply devoted to you, but deeply flawed like all of us. Help us to express our joy. Help us to be happy, you who are good and true. Let us confess our sins so that they do not weigh us down so that we are free in you. Keep our eyes focused on you. Keep us devoted to you so that you'll keep us out of trouble. And envelop us with songs that remind us that we are free. In your name, Amen.