Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
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… Harvest Kumalani, all of you watching at Harvest at home, and of course you guys right here at Harvest Orange County. Let's turn in our Bibles to two passages, 2 Samuel 11 and Psalm 32. 2 Samuel 11 and Psalm 32. Next Sunday we wrap up our series on the Psalms of David. And then we're going to start a special four-week series on the end times leading into the crusade. So much is going on in the world right now that is relevant to what the Bible says will be happening prior to the return of Jesus Christ. And I think it's a great time for us to look at what the Bible has to say. So that's not next Sunday, which by the way is Father's Day. So dads look forward to seeing you here. Now don't take Sunday off dads. Come on. We look forward to seeing you in church. and we'll have a great time wrapping up this Psalms of David series and then off to this end time series. …
When the Law gets thoroughly into a man's heart, it drives him to despair of himself ' 'Oh," he says, "I cannot keep that Law!" Once he thought that he was as good as other people and a little better than most—and he did not know but that with a little polishing and a little help, he might be good enough to win the favor of God and go to Heaven! But when the Law entered his heart, it soon smashed his idol to atoms! The Dagon of self-righteousness speedily falls before the Ten Commandments of God and is so broken that it can never be mended. Men try to set the stump of it up on its pedestal again, but as long as the Law of the Lord is in the same temple with self-righteousness, self-righteousness can never be exalted again! To some people it seems to be a dreadful thing to give a man such a bad opinion of himself, but, indeed, it is the greatest blessing that could come to him, for when he despairs of himself, he will fly to Christ to save him! When the last crust is gone from his cupboard, he will cry to the great Giver of the Bread of Life, whereof if a man eats, he shall live forever! You must starve the sinner's self-righteousness to make him willing to feed on Christ—and thus the very depths of his despair, when he thinks that he must be lost forever—will only lead him, by God's abundant love, to a fuller appreciation of the heights of God's Grace! …
And as to the matter of enjoyment, I cannot believe for a moment that when a great sinner is blessed with a great pardon, he should fail to have the fullness of joy which so Divine a benefit must properly excite. My observation has been that the joy of those who have been graciously forgiven after having greatly transgressed, rather exceeds than falls short of the joy of such as are more gradually brought into Gospel liberty! Oh, no, my Master will not adjudge you to take a second rank! He who was by birth an alien, and in open rebellion an enemy to God, shall have all the rights of citizenship and partake of all the privileges of the saints! Not he who, like Samuel, was lighted on his couch in childhood by the lamps of the sanctuary, is more welcome at the Father's board than the returning prodigal! Such blessedness is in store for some of you. You have fallen. You have lost your character. You have stifled the voice of your own conscience. You have forfeited all title to self-respect. But by Christ, redeemed, in Christ, restored, this infinite blessedness shall be your portion! Have you been put out of the Church? Have your Brothers and Sisters been compelled to withdraw from fellowship with you because of your flagrant sin? Have you been convicted of a crime and suffered a term of imprisonment? There is yet a blessedness possible to you! There may have strayed in here one who from the fold has wandered very far. Though you have forfeited your good name, I simply and sincerely point out to you the means whereby you may yet transform your blighted life into a blessed life! Glory to God and peace to your own soul shall immediately follow your trust in the Sacrifice of Christ! "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered." Seems it not to you that this is the very fountain of all blessings? You come here to the stream head, to the source of the great wide river of mercies! Those of you, therefore, who believe in the forgiveness of sins should not be satisfied till you have the title deeds, enjoy the possession, and revel in the blessedness of this reconciliation to God! "If am a Christian," said a Sister to me hesitantly. "But I do not like that ugly ,'if,'" she added—"I must get rid of it." So she prayed the Lord, "Let there be no 'if between me and You." I would have you pray in like manner. Oh, those horrible, "ifs"! They are spiritual mosquitoes that sting and harass us—they are like stones in our shoes—you cannot travel with them. Hear what David says—"Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile." …