Confession is good for the soul. Confession of sin is a powerful weapon in the hands of the believer who's willing to use it. We must examine confession of sin in depth to understand how it can be used to strengthen the daily walk of the child of God.
"I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin (Ps. 32:5 KJV)."
The first thing we need to look at is the phrase "I acknowledged my sin unto thee". Sin is not obeying the commandments of God. Therefore when we sin, we sin against God. The word acknowledged used here means recognized or comprehended. We must recognize our sin before we can confess it. However, upon recognition of sin we are then faced with a decision. Do we confess the sin or do we hide it?
The next phrase of today's scripture passage is, "mine iniquity have I not hid." The decision is made to not hide our sin. We move forward confessing our sin to the Lord. Take note this confession is to God, not to man.
I want to look into the word confess used here. It comes from a primitive root meaning to use the hands, especially to revere or worship with extended hands. This means confessing our sin is a form of reverence or worship. The extension of the hands is a formal sign of surrender. Our confession is surrendering to God in worship.
When we worship God, he must respond. When we worship God in confessing our sin, he is moved to respond with mercy and grant forgiveness, which happens to be the final phrase of today's verse, "and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin." This is why John could write, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1Jn. 1:9 KJV)."
We only deceive ourselves when choosing to hide sin from God. Jesus said, "For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known (Lu. 12:2 KJV)." Paul tells us when the Lord returns he will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and expose the counsels, or motives, of the heart (1Co. 4:5). Our sin will be exposed sooner or later.
Confession of sin brings mercy and forgiveness. Forgiveness brings freedom to live and walk in the grace and blessing of Almighty God. We can hide our sin and place our hope and trust in God's mercy, or we can confess our sin and live in the grace and blessing of God. This is what gives confession power. Confession brings mercy and mercy brings forgiveness. Forgiveness brings grace and blessing directly from God. God bless...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Forgiven
"Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile (Ps. 32:2 KJV)."
Psalm 32:2 is a continuation of the promise contained in the first verse. We learned in verse 1 of how happy is the one whose sins are forgiven. The second verse supports the promise of forgiveness given in verse 1. Verse 2 however, also contains a tremendous fundamental truth.
Psalms 32:1 says the one whose sin is forgiven and covered is blessed, or happy. Psalm 32:2 reinforces this by saying how happy the one is who God doesn't count their sin against them. The powerful truth lies in the words, "unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity."
How many times do we approach the altar and repent for the same sin we commit over and over? Why does this happen? We confess our sin to Christ at the altar, and by faith we believe God has granted forgiveness. We leave the altar feeling good and happy (Ps. 32:1). After a few moments, minutes, hours, or days, something happens.
The enemy of our soul can't stand us believing God's forgiven us. The forgiveness of sin, or remission of sin comes only through the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ. The moment we're covered, Satan loses power. He's rebuked by the blood of Christ. How much time passes from repentance to remembrance?
The devil begins to throw forgiven sin back in our face. We begin feeling the guilt associated with the sin all over again. We start beating ourselves up over it, and before long, we give up and give in, committing the same sin again. We return to the altar and start the circular process all over.
Psalm 32:2 is a direct response to this exact situation. It's a promise of truth saying those whom God has forgiven he will not hold their sin against them. Sin that's covered by the blood of Christ is gone, no longer in existence. That my friends is the tremendous truth contained in Psalm 32:2.
When Satan begins to attack, calling sin to your remembrance, fight back with the words of Psalm 32:2. Rejoice and be exceeding glad! God has forgiven our sin! God no longer holds the sin against us! The sin is gone! God bless...
Psalm 32:2 is a continuation of the promise contained in the first verse. We learned in verse 1 of how happy is the one whose sins are forgiven. The second verse supports the promise of forgiveness given in verse 1. Verse 2 however, also contains a tremendous fundamental truth.
Psalms 32:1 says the one whose sin is forgiven and covered is blessed, or happy. Psalm 32:2 reinforces this by saying how happy the one is who God doesn't count their sin against them. The powerful truth lies in the words, "unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity."
How many times do we approach the altar and repent for the same sin we commit over and over? Why does this happen? We confess our sin to Christ at the altar, and by faith we believe God has granted forgiveness. We leave the altar feeling good and happy (Ps. 32:1). After a few moments, minutes, hours, or days, something happens.
The enemy of our soul can't stand us believing God's forgiven us. The forgiveness of sin, or remission of sin comes only through the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ. The moment we're covered, Satan loses power. He's rebuked by the blood of Christ. How much time passes from repentance to remembrance?
The devil begins to throw forgiven sin back in our face. We begin feeling the guilt associated with the sin all over again. We start beating ourselves up over it, and before long, we give up and give in, committing the same sin again. We return to the altar and start the circular process all over.
Psalm 32:2 is a direct response to this exact situation. It's a promise of truth saying those whom God has forgiven he will not hold their sin against them. Sin that's covered by the blood of Christ is gone, no longer in existence. That my friends is the tremendous truth contained in Psalm 32:2.
When Satan begins to attack, calling sin to your remembrance, fight back with the words of Psalm 32:2. Rejoice and be exceeding glad! God has forgiven our sin! God no longer holds the sin against us! The sin is gone! God bless...
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