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Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs, Colorado
This rock formation stands above a deep valley. It would be impossible for people to see a person hiding behind these rocks if they walked through this valley. You can't see through the rocks or around them. No one would know that someone is there.
King David felt that God was his hiding place.
"For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory." Psalm 32:7 New Living Translation
Psalm 32 is often grouped with other penitential psalms like Psalm 51. Though God is David's hiding place, David will not hide his sin from God. He will not bury his sin, make excuses for his sin, or act like he never sinned. David acknowledged his sin to God (v. 5).
As a result of his confession, David acknowledges God as his hiding place, but the opposite is also true. Because God is David's hiding place, he confesses his sin.
What an interesting connection between confession and protection. When we hide nothing from God, he protects us from the enemy. As God protects us from our enemies, we confess our sin.
Why?
Our sin separates us from God. Where there is forgiveness in Christ, there is no separation from God. When we hold on to our sin and refuse to confess it to God, we separate ourselves from God. In other words, we expose ourselves to the enemy.
Through Christ, God has become our hiding place. He is our source of victory. Confession is a gift of grace that leads us to our hiding place.
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King David felt that God was his hiding place.
"For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory." Psalm 32:7 New Living Translation
Psalm 32 is often grouped with other penitential psalms like Psalm 51. Though God is David's hiding place, David will not hide his sin from God. He will not bury his sin, make excuses for his sin, or act like he never sinned. David acknowledged his sin to God (v. 5).
As a result of his confession, David acknowledges God as his hiding place, but the opposite is also true. Because God is David's hiding place, he confesses his sin.
What an interesting connection between confession and protection. When we hide nothing from God, he protects us from the enemy. As God protects us from our enemies, we confess our sin.
Why?
Our sin separates us from God. Where there is forgiveness in Christ, there is no separation from God. When we hold on to our sin and refuse to confess it to God, we separate ourselves from God. In other words, we expose ourselves to the enemy.
Through Christ, God has become our hiding place. He is our source of victory. Confession is a gift of grace that leads us to our hiding place.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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