How
blessed is the man to whom the Lord does
not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
Psalm 32:2 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
How happy indeed is
anyone who does not bear the guilt of their sin! I love the hymn Redeemed by Fanny Crosby, “Redeemed! How I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by
the blood of the Lamb…His child and forever I am!” What joy, what blessing!
When we believe in Jesus, repent of our sin and ask Him into our lives to help
us live as He does, we receive His redemption and are reconciled to God. It is
the greatest gift and blessing we could ever receive and one we could in no way earn or
deserve! There is a second part to this blessing; happy are those in whose
spirit there is no deceit. They are the ones who are truly saved. Sadly there are
many who believe in Jesus but are not truly saved. To simply "believe" that He is who He says He is is not enough. Even Satan and the demons
believe that, probably with greater certainty than we do, but they are not
saved. The difference is the affect that belief has on our hearts. True belief requires some amount of obedience/submission and causes a transformation in our hearts and lives. After we are saved we begin to
hate sin and become more like Christ. That change in lifestyle does not make us
saved; rather it is proof that we are saved. It is not a continual upward
progression with no falls, there is some relapse at times, but there is at least a
gradual increase. Those who are not truly saved are deceived because they
believe that they will go to heaven, but in reality they won’t. We need to seek
the kind of faith that is without deceit. We need to seek the faith that transforms!
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