6-You Are My Hiding Place
2/11/10
Intro:
I. WHEN DAVID WAS REPENTING OF HIS SINS (2 Samuel 12:12-14)
“You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.” Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the Lord show utter contempt, the son born to you will die.”
II. TEXT: PSALM 32
When David wrote Psalm 32, he was not hiding from Saul, he was not hiding from Absolam, he was hiding from the repercussions of his own sin
III. What a covering we have in the Lord because He has forgiven our sins
Body:
I. A Covering of Safety (Psalms 32:7)
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
A. When we are in Christ we are safe from the attacks of men
1) Psalms 119:114-117
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word . . . Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually. NKJV
2) CORRIE TEN BOOM’S FATHER READING THE PSALSM
a) Bulding a “hiding place” for their Jewish neighbors
b) The hidden Bible that Betsie used
B. He keeps our lives no matter what our circumstances
1) Psalms 91:1-2
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” NKJV
2) TESTIMONIES FROM THE SUPER BOWL
II. A Covering of Forgiveness (Psalms 32:1-2)
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him.
(Romans 4:7-8)
A. It is by the blood of Jesus that are sins are covered
1) Heb (cether) hiding place, secrete place, shelter, covering
2) SPRINKLING THE BLOOD ON THE ATONEMENT COVER
3) Hebrews 9:12,22
He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood . . . and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
B. All of us need a safe place where we can go and find healing
1) NOAH’S KIDS WALKING BACKWARDS TO COVER HIS SHAME
2) Psalms 31:20
In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues. ESV
3) NO GOSSIP—NOBODY KNEW I WAS DIVORCED
III. A Covering of Intimacy (Psalms 32:5)
Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”—and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
A. Until we can bring our sins to God our shame keeps us in hiding
1) Genesis 2:25
The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
2) Genesis 3:10-11
He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
3) STAYING DRESSED FOR THE MASSAGE—NO HEALING
B. Others may want to expose you, but Jesus just wants to heal you
1) GETTING MY LITTLE KIDS TO TRUST ME WITH THEIR WOUNDS
2) Revelation 3:18
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
3) WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY
Other Scriptures:
Psalms 27:5
For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
Psalms 61:4
I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
Proverbs 17:9
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus . . . let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith.
1 Peter 4:8-9
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 John 5:18-19
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.