The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-20
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTs FOR OCTOBER 20.

Subject: The Joy of Forgiveness, Ps;
32-Golden Text, Ps. 80: Com.
init Verses 4, 2-Read Ps. 81 and
Rom. Chs. A, documentary.
TIME. -1Os4 B. c. PLACE.
| Jerusalem
EXPOSITION II. The Blessed,
ness of Sin Covered by God, 1, 2
| This is didactic psalm (title, mar
| GIN. David is beyond question the
| author of 1t (Rom. 1863. He had
known in his royal position all world,
| ly joys. but the highest joy that he
| had found was that of transgressior
forgiven and sin covered. This joy
| is open to every one {Acts 10:43)M
| If there was forgiveness for one who
had sinned so grievously as David we
may conclude that there is forgive,
ness for all. The Psalmist multipliea
words for sin. 'transgression'' means
rebellion. Sim missing the mari
| (cf. Rom. 3:23) "Iniquity," crook
edness, or curvature. To forgive
means literally to take away (cf Jno
1929; Ps. 103:12). God covers
| sin (cf. Ps. S5:2). He covers sir
| from view. He covers it with the
blood of Christ lie. 17:11) Whef
| God covers sin no man nor devil car
| uncover it. God does not impute OF
| reckon to the impenitent sinner his
| sin.
| III. The Misery of Sin Covered by
Self, 8. 4. In the first verse we ser
| God covering sin; in the third and
fourth the sinner covering his owr
| sin. The former is supreme blessed
ness, the latter supreme misery. This
sinner seeks to cover his sin from
God fcf Gen. 81, 3d. This no sinner
| has ever succeeded in doing prov
! 28:13) David sought to keep 81
lence, but only succeeded in roaring
all the day long" His lips kept ST
lence but his bones reared He tried
to escape Gods hand by keeping ST
lence, but day and night Gods hand
! was heavy upon him. There is moth
| ing that man can do more foolish
| than to refuse to confess his sin unto
God. These days of unconfessed sir
| were DAYS of great cruelty on David's
part q Sam. 12:3D
III. Sin Uncovered to God anG
| Covered Tn by God, ). David did a,
last with his sin what he ought tt
have done first. Gods heavy hand
had accomplished its loving purpose
David acknowledged his sin to the
| right person. to God. He stoppea
covering (''hfd" is the same Hebrew
WORD as covered" in v. II his sin
| When be stopped covering his sin
| himself then God covered it for him
| It was a good thing that David said
in v. 5. To Confess" does not mean
merely ITO own up" but to tpoinf
out. or fully declare" The trouble
with much that is called confession is
| that it is not fun and frank and free
| The result of this confession was that
| God forgave the ininuity of his sin
That will ALWAYS be the result of full
hearty confession unto the Lord n
Jno. 1:9: Job 1927, 2S: Lu. 1920.
23). A hearty confession of sin is al
ways accompanied by thorough
turning awav from sin (Prov. 28:13,
Lev. 26:40-42).
". Forgiven Sinner Himself Gov.
cred. @, z. The word "godly" Tin
81 means "a recipient of grace" Be
cause of Gods forgiveness of com
fessed sin every recipient of Gods
grace prays unto Him in time when
He may be found Cor Tin the time OF
r. w. There is time when God
cannot be found lisa 55:6: Prov
1:24-28; Lu. 13:24-2S: 19:42-441.
The time when He NAV be found il
now q Cor. 6:2). The result OF
praying to Him in time when He
may be found will be that when the
great waters overflow they shall not
reach unto him" The reason why
they shall not reach unto him is be.
cause God Himself is his hiding
place.
v. The Forgiven Sinner Kept From
Further Wandering, 8, o. 1t is not
enough that our past going wrong
be forgiven, we need to be guided in
the right way for the future. God
promised to thus instruct, - ''teach'.
and guide" David for the future
land every other forgiven sinner as
WELD. Some make David himself the
speaker in v. s but it is better to take
the words as Gods response to
David. The change of speakers is in
Dictated by the sign "Selah." This is
a most precious promise The only
way we shall ever know the way in
which we should go is when God in.
structs and teaches us in it, God
counsels us by glance Of His eve
(see r. w. If we are to be guided
by glance of His eye, we must keep
near Him, so as to catch His glance.
Gods instruction and teaching come
through His Word and Spirit FPS.
1896; Jno. 16:13). Even the for
given sinner is quite likely to act like
the horse or "the MULE Such
cannot be guided by Gods eye. Still
He does not give them up. He holds
them with ''bit and bridle.''
vi. The Misery of the Wicked. the
BIessedness of the Man of Faith 10
IL. Verse 10 states the conclusion Of
the whole matter Two persons are
put in contrast, tho wicked and he
that trusted in the Lord" The only
righteousness that God recognizes.
even in the o. IT,. is the Righteousness
Of Faith (cf. Phil. S:9). To the
wicked shall be many sorrows def.
Ro. 2;S, 81; to the one that trusteth
In the Lord, mercy round about him
On every side. That is safe wall.
Dur duty then is to .be glad in the 4
Lord" This issas much Command
as the one not to steal (cf. De. 1912:
Phil. 81. 3; 4:4).
Splinter Freaks Eis Jaw.