THE GODLY WHO SIN

 

Ps. 32:6  Therefore, let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

     Here the godly are being singled out.  Yes, the godly do sin.  What happens when the godly do not confess their sins and die?  They will face God with sin on their hearts.  How will God handle that?  Only God knows that for sure.  He knows the heart motives of man and will judge fairly and rightly each of us.  He knows whether or not we are truly righteous in heart.  All I can tell you for sure is that no sin will be in heaven. 

     Today's verse tells us that the godly will drown in the floodwaters of judgment if they don't confess their sins.  God's judgments are like a floodwater.  It sweeps away everything in its path.  It is consuming power and no one can stop it.  It cannot be contained and will keep flowing until it accomplishes its purpose.  Anyone caught in floodwaters will more than likely drown.

     The good news is that it doesn't have to be that way for the godly.  If we will quit hiding behind our perceived righteousness and confess our sins, we will be saved.  If we quit resisting God's ways and live life by God's Word, we will be saved.  If we quit pretending that we are better than we are, we will be saved.  If we are living in Christ's righteousness and not our own, we will be saved. 

     In reality, the godly are not as godly as we might think we are.  We are all guilty of sin, no matter how long we have been in the faith.  We all have need of confession.  We all need to carefully monitor our souls and submit to God's rightful authority over us.  We all need to acknowledge our need for Jesus to be our Savior and Lord.