Any training – physical, mental, or spiritual – is characterized at first by failure. We fail more often than we succeed. But if we persevere, we gradually see progress till we are succeeding more often than failing. This is true as we seek to put to death particular sins. At first it seems we are making no progress, so we become discouraged and think, What’s the use?! I can never overcome that sin. That is exactly what Satan wants us to think. It is at this point that we must exercise perseverance. We keep wanting instant success, but holiness doesn’t come that way. Our sinful habits are not broken overnight. Follow-through is required to make any change in our lives, and follow-through requires perseverance.
Jerry Bridges

Bible – Afrikaans – Psalms Chapter 32:1-11.

Index: Afrikaans

 

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32:1 ‘n Psalm van Dawid; ‘n onderwysing. Welgeluksalig is hy wie se oortreding vergewe, wie se sonde bedek is.

32:2 Welgeluksalig is die mens aan wie die HERE die ongeregtigheid nie toereken nie en in wie se gees geen bedrog is nie.

32:3 Toe ek geswyg het, het my gebeente uitgeteer in my gebrul die hele dag;

32:4 want u hand was dag en nag swaar op my; my murg het verander soos deur somergloed. Sela.

32:5 My sonde het ek U bekend gemaak, en my ongeregtigheid het ek nie bedek nie. Ek het gesê: Ek wil aan die HERE my oortredinge bely; en U het die ongeregtigheid van my sonde vergewe. Sela.

32:6 Daarom sal elke vrome U aanbid in ‘n tyd as U te vinde is; ja, by ‘n oorstroming van groot waters sal hulle nie aan hom raak nie.

32:7 U is ‘n skuilplek vir my; U bewaar my vir benoudheid; U omring my met vrolike gesange van bevryding. Sela.

32:8 Ek wil jou onderrig en jou leer aangaande die weg wat jy moet gaan; Ek wil raad gee; my oog sal op jou wees.

32:9 Wees nie soos ‘n perd, soos ‘n muilesel wat geen verstand het nie, wat ‘n mens moet tem met toom en teuel as sy tuig, anders kom hy nie naby jou nie.

32:10 Die goddelose het baie smarte, maar hy wat op die HERE vertrou- met goedertierenheid sal Hy hom omring.

32:11 Wees bly in die HERE en juig, o regverdiges! En jubel, alle opregtes van hart!