2012-05-24
（转贴：理念相同，代为传布，千祈海涵）

    得赦免其过、遮盖其罪的，这人是有福的！ □诗篇32篇1节
    Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is
covered. □ Psalm 32:1

    垃圾掩埋场，臭气薰天，已经引起公众的关注。因此，工作人员安装高压的
除臭枪。这个弹药可以在一分钟之内，将几加仑的香气布满在 50 码内腐烂的垃
圾上。然而，不论喷□多少加仑的除臭剂，也只能暂时掩盖臭味，无法真正将臭
味去除，除非这些散发臭味的来源被彻底清除。

    大卫王也试图要掩盖。在他与拔示巴通奸後，他试图以沉默、欺骗和虔敬来
掩盖自己道德上的败坏（撒母耳记下 11 □ 12 章）。在诗篇 32 篇说到，当他
保持沉默时，他经历到上帝严厉的判决（3-4 节）。当大卫知道再也无法不面对
自己的罪时，他藉著承认、坦白和悔改来揭露他的罪（5 节）。他不再需要隐瞒
，因为上帝已经饶恕他。

    试著掩盖我们的罪是没用的。不论我们怎样试图掩盖它，我们不顺服的那股
臭味都会渗出来。让我们向上帝坦承那些仍在我们心中的垃圾，并从他那里得到
恩典和宽恕所带来的清新洁净。MW

天父，我知道无法在祢面前遮掩我的罪，
祢知道我心，我现在向祢认罪。
主啊！洁净我，饶恕我，
帮助我有个全新的开始。阿们。

坦承你自己的罪过，并经历认罪的喜乐。
Own up to your sin and experience the joy of confession.

Coverups Stink
May 24, 2012 □ by Marvin Williams

    The smell at an overflowing garbage landfill site became a growing
public concern. So workers installed high-pressured deodorant guns to
counteract the smell. The cannons could spray several gallons of
fragrance a minute over a distance of up to 50 yards across the mounds
of putrefying garbage. However, no matter how many gallons of
deodorant are sprayed to mask the odorous rubbish, the fragrance will
serve only as a coverup until the source of the stench is removed.

    King David tried a coverup as well. After his adultery with
Bathsheba, he attempted to use silence, deceit, and piety to mask his
moral failures (2 Sam. 11 □ 12). In Psalm 32 he talks about
experiencing the intense convicting hand of God when he remained
silent (vv.3-4). Unable to withstand the conviction any longer, David
uncovered his sin by acknowledging, confessing, and repenting of it
(v.5). He no longer needed to cover it because God forgave him.

    It 』 s futile to try to hide our sin. The stench of our
disobedience will seep through whatever we use to try to cover it. Let
』 s acknowledge to God the rubbish in our hearts and experience the
fresh cleansing of His grace and forgiveness.

Father, I know that I cannot hide my sins from You
for You know what』s in my heart.
I confess them now to You.
Cleanse me, forgive me,
and help me to make a brand-new start. Amen.