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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Your Sins are Covered
Psalm 32:1-2
Have you ever tried to cover up something wrong that you have done? As a person with a sinful nature, the
answer is yes. When we follow the desires of our sinful nature, we take steps to cover up our sinful actions. Our
sinful nature may even convince us that such a cover-up might work and no one will discover our sinfulness. We
may even succeed in fooling family members, friends, co-workers, and so on, but ultimately we are just fooling
ourselves. No matter how hard people try, none can ever succeed in covering up their sins. God knows each and
every one. It doesn’t matter how elaborate the cover-up or how tiny the sin may seem. God knows what you
have done. You can’t cover up your sins.
Sinful human beings cannot fool the almighty, all-knowing God. We sin, and there is nothing that we can do to
remove those sins from our lives. We cannot cover them up. Hiding sin doesn’t bring relief. It brings guilt and
shame. The devil would love nothing more than to use that guilt and shame to suffocate faith. The psalm writer,
King David, also felt the guilt and shame of his sins as he tried to cover them up. It nearly suffocated his faith.
Though he tried, David could not cover up his sins.
Only God can cover up your sins. No, God does not help you carry out some elaborate scheme to fool the world
into thinking you are a good person. God knows your sins, but he loves you anyway. God covers up your sins in
a way that only he could accomplish. God’s son, Jesus, gives to you the robe of righteousness that he won for
you on the cross. Jesus wraps you in that robe of righteousness so that when God looks at you he does not see
your sin, guilt, and shame. These have been covered by the blood of His son, Jesus. Your sins have been
removed. Your sins have been covered.
Next time you feel the temptation to try to cover up a sinful act, remember that Jesus loved you so much that he
sacrificed himself to cover up your sins. Then, filled with the Holy Spirit, turn away from the temptations of the
devil, the world, and your sinful nature. Repent of your sins and leave them behind. Jesus has blessed you with
the forgiveness of sins and taken away your guilt and shame.
PRAYER: Passover Lamb, the blood that you shed on the cross has covered my sins. Thank you for this
sacrificial gift. Give me the strength to turn away from temptation and trust in you for forgiveness when I fall.
In your name I pray, Amen.
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