Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 23, 2022: SOAP #4554: 2Chronicles 6, 7; Psalm 135; Romans 4

Received by faith!

SCRIPTURE:  Romans (NIV) 4:5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. 6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:7 “Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

OBSERVATION: Here is the verse from Psalm 32.  In that Psalm, David writes about the terrible time he was having when he tried to cover up his sin. The relief of being forgiven came after he confessed his sin.  The blessedness of being forgiven is contrasted to the miserableness of trying to hide sin, knowing all the time that it is there.

APPLICATION: There is only one covering for sin:  the blood of Jesus shed on the cross.  Adam and Eve discovered that leaves could not cover sin. God provided a blood sacrifice when He skinned an animal and gave them the skin for a covering, but that would only be temporary.  It is the blood of Jesus that covers sin!  That is the only acceptable covering!  It was provided by Someone who perfectly knew the nature and results of sin, and Someone who had never sinned Himself!   His death could be the payment for my sin since He did not have to pay for His own!

Although this verse does not mention how many, or what types of sin are covered, clearly, we can see that we are only blessed if ALL our sins are covered.  One sin will send us to hell as well as one hundred.  A person on their way to hell could not be considered blessed.  To be truly blessed, they must ALL be forgiven!

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, the only sacrifice that could pay for my sin would have to be made by someone who did not have any sins of their own for which they must pay.  Your Son, Jesus, did just that.  Now you have forgiven me and accepted me as your child.  I thank you and give my life to you. Amen

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