Tuesday November 8, 2011

Read Psalm 51; 1 John 1:9

 

When we sin our first reaction is somewhat akin to our ancestor Adam in the Garden of Eden. Haven’t you experienced this? He hid from God when he heard the sound of the Lord walking in the Garden. We tend to hide from God when we sin, don’t we? Our prayer time might just lapse or we might just happen to be too busy or too tired to pray. We’re avoiding God and hiding from Him. We might just happen to forget to pray! We’re running from God.

 

Running from God is not an advisable course of action. As humbling and difficult as it is, we need to stand before God (perhaps kneeling is better!!) and confess our sins to Him. David wept before the Lord and fasted because he committed adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband.  Even though he tried initially to hide the sin, he was confronted by Nathan the prophet and he confessed his sin. He poured out his heart to God and sought the Lord’s forgiveness. God was true to His word and forgave David his sin and still entered into a covenant with him.

 

God assures us that when we confess our sins, He is faithful! He is just! He will forgive us our sins and He will purify us from all unrighteousness. God never says that He’ll think about forgiving us or that He’ll weigh up our sins. He never says that He’ll add it to the list and rethink our forgiveness. God promises to forgive us, completely.

 

Some “Christians” have made a determined decision to never ask for forgiveness, to avoid God at those times and to justify or explain away their sins. Maybe it’s too scary! Maybe it’s too humiliating! Maybe they’ve had a bad experience. But, here’s the scary bit - if you don’t confess your sins God doesn’t offer His forgiveness. If you have never asked God for forgiveness for your sins, you are  not forgiven and you are not saved! Don’t delay. Humbly come into God’s presence and ask for His forgiveness. You won’t be disappointed as God lavishes you with His love!

 

Prayer:-

à Remember Jane Walker currently on holidays.  Ask God to give her a relaxing and refreshing break.