But
I Confess My Sins;
I
Am
Deeply
Sorry For What I Have Done.
Scripture
Psalm
38
Observation
Every
single one of us is a sinner … forgiveness … God's forgiveness,
may be the only difference between you and someone else.
Let
me ask you a very personal question, “If you were to die today
where would you spend Eternity?”
If
your answer to that question is, “I don't know” or your answer
is, “Well I hope in Heaven”, then you, my friend, have probably
never experienced God's forgiveness.
King
David was a sinner. David committed adultery with Bathsheba and then
he had her husband murdered to try cover up his sin. Murder and
adultery - both horrible sins, but God forgave King David – why did
God forgive him – because David repented of his sins and he turned
back to God.
So
what does it mean to repent?
Let
me give you just one example:
Lets
say a guy is cheating on his wife, he is committing adultery and he
feels bad about it because he knows that what he is doing isn't
right, but he continues to commit adultery, that is sorrow without
repentance.
On
the other hand, if this same guy who is committing adultery, suddenly
realizes that what he is doing is a sin against God. And he sees that
it is destroying his marriage and so he turns back to God, asking God
to forgive him of this horrible sin, and he also breaks off the
adulterous relationship … that is true repentance.
So
let me ask … are you experiencing God's forgiveness?
Isn't
it time to repent?
Romans
3:23
For
everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
1
John 1:9
But
if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
James
5:19-20
My dear
brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the
truth and is brought back, you can be
sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save
that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
Application
I
am a sinner. I know that I am capable of any sin that I see someone
else committing. I know that I need to repent and ask God to forgive
me each and every time I sin. I will also do my best to help a
brother or sister in Christ who has wandered from the truth and who
are involved in sin to repent and come back to God.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, it breaks my heart to see someone caught up in sin, unwilling
to repent and unwilling to stop what they are doing. Your Word
plainly spells out their future. I know that if they do not repent
that they are on the road to destruction. So Lord, I pray for them.
Help them to see that what they are doing is clearly wrong. Show them
what will happen if they do not repent. Don't let them continue in
this sin. Help them to live godly lives. Bring strong conviction to
my life each and every time that I sin so that I immediately confess
the sin and restore my relationship with You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 42,43,44; Psalms 48; Revelation 13; I added:
Psalm 8, Psalm 38; Proverbs 8
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