饶恕的喜乐

许多人都被内疚所困扰。他们是罪的囚徒，心里没有平安。结果，许多人在错误的路上寻求庇护，他们试图安抚自己的内疚感，却惨遭失败。

有些人试图通过冒险来逃避这种难以承受的感受。还有些人试图用酒精或药物麻痹自己，造成更深的痛苦。有些人试图用自助哲学和神秘体验来平息他们的痛苦。但任何仪式或练习都不能减轻负罪感。

只有耶稣的宝血才能洗净我们的罪，把我们从罪恶中释放出来。只有耶稣能打破我们罪的牢门和锁链。只有耶稣能给我们真正的宽恕和永恒的喜乐。从神以外的事物中寻求宽恕就像在干涸的井里寻找水。

诗人也同样认识到，当他保持沉默（不寻求神的宽恕）时，他的“骨头枯干”，“精力耗尽，如同夏天的干旱”。只有当他向神敞开心，承认自己的罪时，他的心灵才得着医治。因为他察觉神“赦免了他的罪恶”。

耶和华啊，我们不至消灭，是因你诸般的慈爱。你的赦免除灭了愧疚和罪恶的势力。主啊，我们奉耶稣的名赞美你。阿们。

1得赦免其过、遮盖其罪的，这人是有福的！
2凡心里没有诡诈，耶和华不算为有罪的，这人是有福的！
3我闭口不认罪的时候，因终日唉哼而骨头枯干。
4黑夜白日，你的手在我身上沉重，我的精液耗尽，如同夏天的干旱。
5我向你陈明我的罪，不隐瞒我的恶。我说“我要向耶和华承认我的过犯”，你就赦免我的罪恶。
6为此，凡虔诚人都当趁你可寻找的时候祷告你，大水泛溢的时候，必不能到他那里。
7你是我藏身之处，你必保佑我脱离苦难，以得救的乐歌四面环绕我。

The Happiness Of Forgiveness

"Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered." - Psalm 32:1

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Many people are plagued with guilt. They live as prisoners of sin, without peace in their souls. As a result, many people have sought refuge in false solutions, and their attempts to appease their feelings of guilt have failed miserably.

Some people try to escape this overwhelming feeling by going on adventures. Others try to numb themselves with alcohol or drugs, creating even deeper pain. Some try to calm their anguish with self-help philosophies and mystical experiences. But no ritual or exercise can alleviate a guilty conscience.

Only the blood of Jesus can blot out our sins and free us from the guilt of our wrongdoing. Only Jesus can break the bars of our prison and break our chains. Only Jesus can offer us true forgiveness and eternal happiness. Seeking forgiveness from another source is like trying to find water in a dried-up well.

The psalmist learned similarly that while he kept silent (not seeking God's forgiveness), his "bones wasted away" and his "strength was sapped as in the heat of summer." Only when he opened his heart to God and acknowledged his sin did he find healing for the affliction of his soul. For he found that God "forgave the guilt of [his] sin."

Hallelujah!

Prayer

Because of your mercies, O Lord, we are not consumed. Your forgiveness cancels the power of guilt and sin. We praise you, Lord, in the name of Jesus. Amen.