Greetings Vital People...
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute/charge his account with iniquity--and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my VITALITY was turned into the drought of summer. Selah (think about it). I acknowledged my sin to You , and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah (think about it)."
Psalm 32:1-5
This Psalm is a companion Psalm to Psalm 51...both Psalms of REPENTANCE and return to VITALITY. The "man after God's own heart"...the "giant killer"...the "Shepherd King"...the "Psalm Praiser"...the "adulterer"...the "deceiver"...the "murderer"...DAVID...was also known as "The Repenter".
The cause and effect of his sins...was decreased VITALITY when he kept it within himself. "My vitality was turned into the drought of summer." (Psalm 32:5)
Many years ago...I sat under the teaching of a biochemist who was also a Christian...who shared with us "THE FORMULA FOR LIFE". This was: V=P-O...VITALITY EQUALS POTENTIAL MINUS OBSTRUCTIONS. The idea was that what we eat...produce obstructions in our blood/body...and keeps us from reaching our full potential and vitality.
David's vitality was drained by keeping quiet about his obstructions...thus keeping him from reaching his potential. My potential...is blocked by obstructions in my life...draining my vitality. For David...and myself...my SPIRITUAL VITALITY...is OBSTRUCTED by my SINS... thus preventing from reaching my full SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL.
The question arises..."How did David return to his vitality." Well...that is what Psalm 32 (and later on down the Psalm road we will see in Psalm 51) how he did it.
David's obstructions were (1) transgression (2) sin (3) iniquity (4) deceit. David knew that BLESSING (returned vitality) wild come when the (1) transgression was forgiven (2) sin was covered (3) iniquity not charged to his account (4) no deceit in his spirit (little s).
This could not take place unless David did something. David...REPENTED. He had a change of heart, change of mind, change of attitude and a change of direction...that was manifested in his actions.
1. I ACKNOWLEDGED my sin to You
2. My iniquity I have NOT HIDDEN
3. I will CONFESS my transgressions to the Lord.
4. You FORGAVE the iniquity of my sin.
All of this represents an non-deceitful spirit.
THE FORMULA FOR SPIRITUAL LIFE: Spiritual Vitality equals Potential of all that God has for you to accomplish minus Obstructive Unconfessed Sins in your life.
Selah (think about it).
Rodney
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