Summer Road Trip ’08
Deep Sorrow
Day Thirty-eight
Psalm 38:18

“But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.”

Some of the journey we travel is hurt-filled. The cause of the pain is our own doing; we’ve sinned and then suffer the consequences of those sinful decisions. The author of today’s Psalm is coming to grips with his sin and he knows that his suffering is of his own making.

Confession is not the same as asking forgiveness. To seek forgiveness is to put the responsibility on the other person. Confession and sorrow puts the responsibility on us! We confess (admit that what we have done is wrong) and we feel sorrow (genuine regret and grief) for the wrong. God freely grants forgiveness to those who trust in Him, however He also wants us to confess and regret what we have done. It is the process of confession that allows us to learn from and then leave behind those sins.

God knows what we are longing for; He hears our sighs of regret. (vs.9) He will not abandon us. He simply is waiting for us to trust in Him alone.

Enjoy the Journey,
Pastor Paul