NKJV 365 / Forgiveness

NKJV 365 Day Reading Plan

Day 201 of 365 Forgiveness Bill is a wonderful husband, but he's also a talented joy robber. When we were enjoying a rare clear day in Southern California-the smog was gone and the air was crystal clear-I exclaimed, "Oh, Bill, isn't it beautiful! It looks like God has vacuumed the sky." "Yeah," Bill grumbled, "but He'll probably dump the sweeper bag tomorrow." Somehow, joy robbers have a tendency to make us feel guilty about focusing on the brighter side of life, as though we're unaware of our past mistakes or the problems that haunt our lives. When I feel that guilt creeping into my mind again, I remember the guilt-free phrases in Psalm 32:1-5: "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven. ... The LORD does not impute iniquity. ... You forgave the iniquity of my sin." It feels like God has vacuumed up my mistakes-and they're gone forever! Barbara Johnson Taken from Women of Faith Devotional Bible Psalms 32:1-5 NASB 1 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! 2 How blessed is the man to whom the L ord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! 3 When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah. 5I acknowledged my sin to You,