Don’t be a donkey!

Psalm 32:7 (NIV)

Ps 32
What does it mean to be free? Free-living does not mean running riot with your life – going from one sensual relationship to another only to leave a trail of hurt, confusion & deceit.

Living like that makes people into donkeys! Stubborn and the only way to correct is yanking the reigns or whipping the mule to bring correction! (v9)

In this psalm we see true freedom contrasted to being an ass!

V3: “When I kept silence…” a picture of living in stubbornness against God really gets us nowhere – physically as well as spiritually!

Yet, the answer to freedom is found in v.5 “then I acknowledged my sin to you… …I will confess my transgressions to the Lord… And you forgave the guilt of my sin.”

When we know our sins forgiven (in Christ) as this scripture tells us we can know his blessings (v1,2), security (hiding place) (v7) and he will bring you into freedom (v5b, 7) – may take time to walk it out as He instructs you inHis ways (v8), you are made righteous before God (v11) – points to what Jesus has done on the cross!

Don’t be a Donkey today! Live in the freedom!

1 John 1:9 / acts 3:19

Published by RichieGadget

Richie has been working with young people since 1992, in a variety of contexts, and in 2000 graduated from Moorlands College with a BA degree in Applied Theology/Youth & Community work with National accreditation (UK). Since then he has been involved in pioneering youth work as a Youth & Children’s worker in Berkshire, training and mentoring youth workers as a field work tutor for Centre for Youth Ministry, Oxford as well as engaging in local church work. Richie first started out in radio in 2000 with a temporary license and a show on Hope FM in Bournemouth - since then he’s been involved in various project with radio including working with 16 - 25 year olds on a millennium volunteers project in 2002 and from 2006 to 2008 worked as a volunteer for Hospital Radio in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, presenting request shows, breakfast and a Sunday afternoon specialist show. Richie moved to Ireland in the autumn of 2008 to work primarily for Spirit Radio Ireland in as the Operations Support Manager, as well as presenting a regular Saturday show and makes features and contributions to programming.