Psalm 32:6-11

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.

7 For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.

8 The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

9 Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."

10 Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

11 So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure! (NLT)

In obedience there is peace and joy. When we obey the Lord and give Him control of our lives He gives us so much more. Sin brings enslavement and bondage, but obedience to God brings freedom. When we obey God even the most difficult things brings joy and gladness. When we sin God does not leave us, but lets us do things our way so that we can learn to trust Him and not ourselves. God’s way is always better than our way. Our way brings pain, sorrow and trouble but God’s way brings victory over sin and death. This victory gives us hope and that hope is in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey Him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

Unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.

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