Blessed is the
one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no
deceit (Psalm 32:2).
Deceit (dih SEET) n.
1) The art or practice of
deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading
[5].
Why is there no
deceit in the spirit of this man whose sin the Lord does not count against him?
Why does he not feel the need to hide who he is, or at least bend the truth to
make himself look better?
There are two
reasons we might pretend to be someone we’re not: 1) We are not secure in God’s
love and acceptance; or 2) we are not secure in our friends’ love and
acceptance.
The believer in
Christ who has received God’s grace need never be insecure. He has been
accepted not on the basis of his performance, but because of God’s great love.
On the other hand, friends sometimes do judge us not only by our present
performance, but often by our past performance as well. The person who is truly
confident in God’s love need not put on a mask for her friends. Her
transparency, and assurance of God’s forgiveness, may be the very thing God
uses to make them aware of their own need for grace.
Does someone need
your acceptance?
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you,
in order to bring praise to God (Romans 15:7).
TODAY’S MEDITATION
What does it mean that God
loves you just the way you are, whether you ever change or not?
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