"Have mercy upon
me, O God,
according to your
loving-kindness.
According to the
multitude
of your tender mercies,
blot
out my transgressions.
Wash me
thoroughly from my iniquity,
and
cleanse me from my sin,
for I
acknowledge my transgressions,
and my
sin is always before me."
Psalm
51:1-3
The world wants to tell you that there isn't any
sin. They'll say it's dysfunction caused by some trauma in your
childhood. But the truth is that it doesn't matter what brought about
your sin, God is waiting for you to acknowledge it as sin, and not
try to justify it.
The huge problem preventing that is -
PRIDE. Pride has to step down. The degree to which you resist
confessing your sin is the degree that pride has control over you. It
is so much easier to blame sin on someone or something else.
The
wonderful thing about confession is that you will find a gracious and
merciful God who will forgive you when you receive his Son Jesus
Christ as your Savior. His Son was crucified in your place, bearing
the judgment on your sin - in your place - so that you can be
received by God. God's forgiveness is a mighty thing, it brings a
wonderful peace, a peace perhaps you have never known.
Some
people have carried a burden of guilt for many years. You can have
that burden lifted, when you humble yourself before the Savior God
has provided for you.
Don't listen to the world, they will get
it wrong. Turn from them and place your trust in the living God who
created you and knows all there is to know about you.
"Behold,
I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone
hears my voice and opens the door,
I
will come in to him and dine with him,
and he with me."
Revelation
3:20
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