Psalm 32:2: Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
The word blessed is in the plural, “Oh, the blessednesses!”—the double joys, the bundles of happiness, the mountains of delight! Note that the three words so often used to denote our disobedience—transgression, sin, and iniquity—are the three-headed dog at the gates of hell, but our glorious Lord has silenced its barkings forever against his own believing ones. The trinity of sin is overcome by the Trinity of heaven. Non-imputation is of the very essence of pardon: the believer sins, but his sin is not reckoned, not accounted to him. He is blessed indeed who has a substitute to stand for him to whose account all his debts may be set down. And in whose spirit there is no guile. He who is pardoned has in every case been taught to deal honestly with himself, his sin, and his God. 1
Living the Transformed Life
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21
- We are blessed because He took our judgement on Himself, so we could be eternally forgiven, and forever with Him in heaven.
- We are blessed because He has imparted His righteousness to us.
- We are blessed because His Holy Spirit now lives within us, making us holy for Him.
The one who is blessed, is the one who has received the blessedness, from the Blessed One.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for bestowing upon me all Your countless blessings. Dear Jesus, please teach me how to walk down the pathway of Your many blessings.
1. Spurgeon, C. H. (1993). Psalms (p. 124). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
