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HOW TO SOLVE THE SIN PROBLEM

Psalms 32:1-5 (King James Version)
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

  • Sin, in the life of the believer, will cause such problems that it must be dealt with
  • there are only two ways to deal with sin
  • If we deal with sin man's way, we will try to hide it and secret that sin away so that we can relish it and enjoy it some more, or just so that we can pretend that it never happened
  • The other method is God's way and it is the method which is discussed in this passage
  • When we handle our sin God's way, then it’s handled, and it’ll cease to bring pain and destruction into our lives
  • In these verses, David is dealing with the sin he committed with Bathsheba.
  • He tells us how he handled his sin and how he received cleansing
  • He shares the lessons he learned in dealing with his sin with you and me
  • He is fulfilling a vow he made to the Lord
  • Psalms 51:13 (King James Version)
    Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
  1. THE PROBLEM OF CONCEALED SIN—

Psalms 32:3-4 (King James Version)
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

  • Unconfessed sin produces problems in three realms of life.
  • v. 3 The Physical Realm –
  • David tells us that his sin produced problems in his flesh
  • He says that he became like and old man physically
  • The sad fact is this: Sin will take a physical toll on the sinner!

I am not just referring to the drunk or the drug addict

I am not just referring to the person who abuses the body with tobacco or even overeating

I am referring to the toll that is inflicted on the body by the sinner as he tries to cover up his sin

  1. v. 4a The Spiritual Realm –
  2. Whether we like to think about it or not, there is a heavy spiritual price to pay for sin in our lives!
  3. David says that God's "hand was heavy" upon him.

This refers to chastisement!

  1. v. 4b The Emotional Realm –
  2. David tells us that he has dried up!
  3. What a picture of the believer who has sin in his life!

there are some people who have legitimate emotional problems

there are many people today who are suffering emotionally simply because they have unconfessed sin in their lives

  1. THE PATTERN FOR CONFRONTING SIN—Confession

Psalms 32:5 (King James Version)
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

  1. Confess The Existence Of Our Sins –
  2. David says that he "acknowledged" that there was sin in his life
  3. this word teaches us that we must face up to the fact of our own sin, and then we must admit that sin before God!
  4. 1 John 1:8-10 (King James Version)
    8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
    9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
    10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
  1. Confess The Extent Of Our Sins –
  2. We need to get honest about the fact that sin has invaded every nook and cranny of our lives!

Proverbs 28:13 (King James Version)
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

  1. Confess The Error Of Our Sins –
  2. The third word used by David is the word Iniquity
  3. This word speaks of Man's Distortion
  4. This word means "crookedness, or that which is bent." It refers to the natural bent in man toward evil!
  5. Our old sinful nature is always striving to do that which is wrong.This was Paul's problem
  1. THE POWER OF CONFESSING SINS
  • Psalms 32:1-2 (King James Version)
    1 Blessed is he whose transgression isforgiven, whose sin is covered.
    2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there isno guile.
  • It Brings Cleansing -David tells us that those who will confess their sins will experience "forgiveness" and will have their sins "covered". The word for "forgiveness" is an interesting word. It means "to lift up and bear away."
  • It Brings Closeness -Vs 2 speaks of God not "imputing" iniquity to a person.
  • This is an accounting word and means "to account or to reckon."
  • God does not hold those sins against us.
  • Conc: Please notice that by the end of this Psalm, David had his shout back!
  • He was able to worship and praise the Lord again.
  • Why? Because he solved his sin problem the right way. He told the truth about his sin and cast it down before the Lord.