- Re:Verse reading–Psalm 32 (day six)
Philip Yancey’s father-in-law was a lifelong Bible teacher. In his final years, he experienced deep and prolonged heartbreak (degenerative nerve disease, the death his daughter, financial pressures). Taken together, these disappointments became a crisis of faith. He began to wonder what he still believed. That year, in a Christmas letter he communicated “3 certainties”. 3 undeniables. “Life is hard. God is merciful. Heaven is sure.”( Reaching for the Invisible God–page 95.) In Psalm 32, David echos this raw/real confession of faith. “I acknowledged my sin to you. . .you forgave the guilt of my sin” (vs 5) Even surrounded by experiences we do not understand, one truth remains clear. 1000 years before the cross of Christ, David experienced (and encouraged us to do the same) the sweet assurance of God’s mercy. “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive MERCY and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
