⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Psalm 32:5

God referred to King David as a man after His own heart. Psalm 32 shows why David was regarded as such. As a human being, King David was prone to sin as we all are. He had a sin nature as we do. But when he sinned, David confessed his sin to God, and God forgave his sin.   

God does the same for us. Because of the blood of Christ shed for the forgiveness of our sins, we can have our sins forgiven when we come to the Lord in confession and repentance. Our heavenly Father desires to hear our confession and to forgive us of all our sin.

John wrote: ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  

In Psalm 32:3-4, David acknowledged that before he confessed his sin, the Lord’s hand was heavy upon him and his bones wasted away. Unconfessed sin becomes a burden to us, but once we confess our sin, God forgives us, and he removes the heaviness and restores joy to us. Our fellowship with God is restored, and we will have joy and peace once again. Oh, the joy of not having unconfessed sin in our lives.

This week, let’s begin with a desire to confess our sins and restore our fellowship with God.  Then, like King David, we can rejoice in the Lord and shout for joy as we experience the feeling of forgiveness.