PROMISE #282 - OCTOBER 9
Promise #282:
If you confess your sins, I will be faithful to forgive and cleanse you.
1 John 1:9 (WEB)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
God is faithful and just in all that He does. He promises to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. All He requires is that we trust in His goodness and risk exposing our hearts to Him by confessing our shortcomings. When we confess our sins, we are vulnerable and honest before our God and Father.
When we confess our sins to God, we openly declare that we are relying on His mercy to cleanse us from all unrighteousness and that we can't do it ourselves. Living a transparent life before God takes faith and trust, but that is the pathway to absolute freedom.
When we keep things in the dark, they have power over us and will keep us enslaved in one form or another. When we bring things into the light that lurk in the shadows of our hearts, we experience new-found freedom over them.
The amazing thing is that God is not surprised by what we confess, for He knows us better than we know ourselves. He does not judge us when we open our hearts to Him; instead, the opposite happens. In Psalm 103:13-14 the Bible says...13 Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him. 14 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. (WEB)
When we are vulnerable and honest before God, compassion rises in His heart because He understands our frailties. Confession of our sins is for our benefit, not His. He has already dealt with the issue of sin that once separated us through the shed blood of Jesus—once and for all!
All God wants is for us to be completely free! Free from a guilty conscience and the condemnation that comes from the accusations from the enemy! So, if anything keeps you from experiencing the intimacy of being with your Papa God, be assured that He is faithful and will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness!
If you confess your sins, I will be faithful to forgive and cleanse you.
1 John 1:9 (WEB)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
God is faithful and just in all that He does. He promises to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. All He requires is that we trust in His goodness and risk exposing our hearts to Him by confessing our shortcomings. When we confess our sins, we are vulnerable and honest before our God and Father.
When we confess our sins to God, we openly declare that we are relying on His mercy to cleanse us from all unrighteousness and that we can't do it ourselves. Living a transparent life before God takes faith and trust, but that is the pathway to absolute freedom.
When we keep things in the dark, they have power over us and will keep us enslaved in one form or another. When we bring things into the light that lurk in the shadows of our hearts, we experience new-found freedom over them.
The amazing thing is that God is not surprised by what we confess, for He knows us better than we know ourselves. He does not judge us when we open our hearts to Him; instead, the opposite happens. In Psalm 103:13-14 the Bible says...13 Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him. 14 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. (WEB)
When we are vulnerable and honest before God, compassion rises in His heart because He understands our frailties. Confession of our sins is for our benefit, not His. He has already dealt with the issue of sin that once separated us through the shed blood of Jesus—once and for all!
All God wants is for us to be completely free! Free from a guilty conscience and the condemnation that comes from the accusations from the enemy! So, if anything keeps you from experiencing the intimacy of being with your Papa God, be assured that He is faithful and will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness!