Blessed
is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him 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. [1]
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.
When
did you first comprehend grace?
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