Inside Out Living

In reading Psalm 69 today you probably made many direct connections to the life of Jesus. Verse 9 was quoted by the apostle John (John 2:17) and verse 21 was fulfilled with Jesus on the cross (John 19:29).

How can we, though, connect verse 5 to Jesus since it indicates that the Messiah was guilty of sin; and yet Scripture is clear that Jesus never sinned. Paul explains this mystery in 2 Cor. 5:21; “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us.” Jesus became sin for the entire world, experiencing the guilt and shame of all those sins. This psalm reveals what it was like for Jesus to take on these sins?

He cries out for salvation (vs. 1-4)
He feels shame and humiliation (5-8)
He is scoffed at, mocked and gossiped about (9-12)
He expresses faith in God’s ability to deliver (13-18)
He recognizes that comfort is not available from men (19-21)
He calls for judgment on the unrighteous (22-28)
He pleads for salvation (29)
He expresses faith in God and praises His name (30-36)

How do you respond to the guilt and shame of sin?