January 4
"Have mercy upon me, O God,
according
to your lovingkindness.
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. No, sin is sin. It doesn't matter what brought about your sin, God is waiting for you
to acknowledge it. That means pride has to step down. The degree to
which you resist confessing your sin is the degree that pride has
control over you.
The wonderful thing about confession is that
you will find a gracious and merciful God who will forgive you for
all that his Son was crucified for - in your place as he bore in
himself the judgment on your sins. And when you find forgiveness, a
great and wonderful peace will come over you.
Don't listen to
the world, they 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.
He is waiting.
"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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