2012-05-24
（轉貼：理念相同，代為傳布，千祈海涵）

    得赦免其過、遮蓋其罪的，這人是有福的！ —詩篇32篇1節
    Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is
covered. — Psalm 32:1

    垃圾掩埋場，臭氣薰天，已經引起公眾的關注。因此，工作人員安裝高壓的
除臭槍。這個彈藥可以在一分鐘之內，將幾加侖的香氣佈滿在 50 碼內腐爛的垃
圾上。然而，不論噴灑多少加侖的除臭劑，也只能暫時掩蓋臭味，無法真正將臭
味去除，除非這些散發臭味的來源被徹底清除。

    大衛王也試圖要掩蓋。在他與拔示巴通姦後，他試圖以沉默、欺騙和虔敬來
掩蓋自己道德上的敗壞（撒母耳記下 11 – 12 章）。在詩篇 32 篇說到，當他
保持沉默時，他經歷到上帝嚴厲的判決（3-4 節）。當大衛知道再也無法不面對
自己的罪時，他藉著承認、坦白和悔改來揭露他的罪（5 節）。他不再需要隱瞞
，因為上帝已經饒恕他。

    試著掩蓋我們的罪是沒用的。不論我們怎樣試圖掩蓋它，我們不順服的那股
臭味都會滲出來。讓我們向上帝坦承那些仍在我們心中的垃圾，並從祂那裡得到
恩典和寬恕所帶來的清新潔淨。MW

天父，我知道無法在檷面前遮掩我的罪，
檷知道我心，我現在向檷認罪。
主啊！潔淨我，饒恕我，
幫助我有個全新的開始。阿們。

坦承你自己的罪過，並經歷認罪的喜樂。
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.