Don’t you hate that feeling of total helplessness? You feel pressed from every direction, but there is no obvious way of escape. What do you do? Where do you turn?
I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart…My heart throbs, my strength fails me; and the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me (Psalm 38:8, 10). David wrote this because of how he felt about his sin (Psalm 38:2). God created us to feel this way when our conscience is in good working order, i.e. we haven’t “seared” it to the point that we no longer feel guilt.
What David is describing is an awful feeling, but that’s exactly what we should feel when we are guilty of sin. There are no answers, in any direction…except One! David has the right idea: Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do not be far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! (Psalm 38:21, 22).
This is where you and I need to be. Justification trumps guilt, but justification is only available under God’s conditions. So remember, sin will destroy you, but God can take that sin away and He loves you and so do I.
Donnie Bates
Good. Love it.
Thanks, Logan!