I. The Forgiven are Blessed

1 “How blessed is he whose wrongdoing
is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is a person whose guilt the Lord does not take into account,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
3 When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night Your hand
was heavy upon me; My vitality failed as with the dry heat of summer.
Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And I did not hide my guilt;
I said, “I will confess my wrongdoings
to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin.
Selah”
Psalm 32:1-5 (NASB)

1. Our Great Blessing

 2. Conviction,an Act of Grace

3. True Repentance

“Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
James 4:8 (NASB)

14 “Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.”
Proverbs 4:14–15 (ESV)

“One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper,
But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion.”
Proverbs 28:13 (NASB)

II. The Hiding Place

6 “Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Certainly in a flood of great waters, they will not reach him.
7 You are my hiding place;
You keep me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah”
Psalm 32:6–7 (NASB )

1. Our Confession

2. Safe from the Floods

9 “For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 2:9–11 (NASB)

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9 (NASB)

3. The Cross, The Song of Deliverance

III. Our Guide

8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will advise you with My eye upon you.
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.”
Psalm 32:8–9 (NASB)

1. A Repented Heart is a Transformed Heart

2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
1 Peter 2:2–3 (ESV)

2. The Holy Spirit, Our Guide

3. A Warning, A call of love

“If you love me,
you will keep my commandments.”
John 14:15 (ESV)

You will seek me and find me,
when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV)

IV. Rejoice!

10 The sorrows of the wicked are many,
But the one who trusts in the Lord, goodness will surround him.
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
Psalm 32:10–11 (NASB)

1. The Source of Joy
(In God and Upright Heart)

You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11 (ESV)

2. God’s Surrounding Goodness

22 “The steadfast love of the
Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV)

3. The Song of Deliverance

14 “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
Romans 10:14–15 (ESV)