This is a guided meditation and reflection on all of Psalm 32.

Psalm 32 starts with the reminder of the joy we should know because of the fresh start and a clean slate we’ve been given through Jesus. Have we forgotten how amazing and miraculous his work is in our lives?

This Psalm also reminds us that hiding sin in secret places will eat us up from the inside out. The amazing news is – when we bring anything hiden into the light, God renews and receives us. Did you catch that? Every single time you turn back to God, he receives you. Every. Single. Time. He does not tire of our returns, he celebrates them.

In this meditation, we will listen to Psalm 32 from the Message Translation and I will give you prompts to reflect on with the Lord. Each reflection space in 1 minute long. Feel free to pause or rewind if you need more time.

May the Lord guide you to what he has for you through his Word today.

Here are the reflection prompts:

1. Consider, what would your life be like without Jesus? Thank God that through Jesus he has given you a clean slate.
2. Recall a time when you were hiding from God and others and how it felt. When you returned to God and stopped hiding from others, how did that feel? Thank him for his mercy.
3. Bring it forward to today… is there any place in your life that you feel you are hiding from God or others? If so, what’s holding you back from bringing it to the light?
4. Ask God if there is any place in your life where you’re being ornery like a horse or a mule and resisting him. If he reveals anything, Ask him for his help. If nothing comes to mind, ask him to help you stay tender and responsive to his leading.
5. Praise God for the truth that you are loved every time you turn around. If there’s a place that God has shown you where you need to turn around, ask God for his help. And remember you will be received with love.

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The passages we meditated on is as follows:

Psalm 32, The Message

Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be—

                        you get a fresh start,

                        your slate’s wiped clean.

2        Count yourself lucky—

                        God holds nothing against you

                        and you’re holding nothing back from him.

3        When I kept it all inside,

                        my bones turned to powder,

                        my words became daylong groans.

4        The pressure never let up;

                        all the juices of my life dried up.

5        Then I let it all out;

                        I said, “I’ll make a clean breast of my failures to God.”

                  Suddenly the pressure was gone—

                        my guilt dissolved,

                        my sin disappeared.

6        These things add up. Every one of us needs to pray;

                        when all hell breaks loose and the dam bursts

                        we’ll be on high ground, untouched.

7        God’s my island hideaway,

                        keeps danger far from the shore,

                        throws garlands of hosannas around my neck.

8        Let me give you some good advice;

                        I’m looking you in the eye

                        and giving it to you straight:

9        “Don’t be ornery like a horse or mule

                        that needs bit and bridle

                        to stay on track.”

10       God-defiers are always in trouble;

                        God-affirmers find themselves loved

                        every time they turn around.

11       Celebrate God.

                        Sing together—everyone!

                        All yo