The heat of summer makes work even harder. Rising temperatures and humidity drain away energy and make us wish for cooler weather and even winter.
The Psalmist David used the stress of summer heat to illustrate God’s judgment on sin. “Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.”(Psalm 32:4)
David experienced the heavy hand of God when he refused to confess the wrong things he had said and done. When a person has sinned, the worst thing the person can do is hold on to that sin, pretending it will go away or resolve itself on its own. Sin becomes a burden so heavy a person cannot carry without negative effects in every part of life.
However, the solution is clear in the very next verse.(Psalm 32:5) “Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said I will confess my transgressions to the Lord. And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Like the Psalmist David, He will forgive our sins and remove the strength sapping burden, then we can experience the joy of God’s blessing.
Is there unconfessed sin in your life? If there is, REPENT!