Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Psalm 19:12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
BLIND SPOTS
During Driver's Education the instructor reminded us more than once, "Don't forget the blind spot." He was, of course, referring to that spot alongside your car which you can't see simply by using your car mirrors. If a neighboring car is in your blind spot you won't see it unless you turn your head to look.
We all have blind spots. We all have weaknesses and faults, which, though possibly obvious to others, we don't see. For example, maybe when we talk to others the conversation tends to center around us, and we don't even see that we're showing little interest in what's going on in the other person's life. Or perhaps we like to tease people, and are unaware of the fact that our "clowning around" often hurts other people's feelings.
What a painful shock when a blind spot is revealed! We shake our head and say, I can't believe I've been doing that. How terrible of me! How awful! O LORD, forgive my sin!
But when a secret personal fault is made known to us, we might also wonder how many other blind spots we have. That can be unsettling. How can we confess sins of which we're not even aware!
That's why our Psalm verse is so important. David prays: "Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults." David understood that he was so sinful and blind that he couldn't possibly recognize all of his many faults and weaknesses. Yet he also realized that He could pray to His Heavenly Father for forgiveness for those secret sins. And how does the LORD answer such a prayer? "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us of ALL sin!" (1 John 1:7).
Look again at your suffering Savior! All your blind spots were nailed to His cross right along with all of your obvious sins.
Lift we, then, our voices, Swell the mighty flood,
Louder still and louder Praise the precious blood!
