And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son [I no longer deserve to be recognized as a son of yours]! (Luke 15:21) He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes his sins will obtain mercy. (Proverbs 28:13) But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done. (1 John 1:9) You cant help a liar. You can help anyone struggling with any sort of sin as long as they tell the truth. But you cant help a liar because you cant trust anything he says. Lying has almost become a non-issue today. True repentance always involves coming clean, and coming clean means owning up to the whole pattern of wrongdoing, not just to the thing you happened to get caught doing. God desires truth from the inside out. It is very hard for us to come to this place of total honesty with God and with others. Although we live in a society that encourages us to make excuses, most of us dont need any encouragement. We are born knowing how to pass the buck. Passing the buck is in our spiritual bloodstream. Adam established the pattern: Disobedience which leads to Guilt which leads to Shame which leads to Fear which which leads to Hiding which leads to Blaming others. As long as you blame others, your life will remain broken and fragmented. Youll never know holiness or wholeness or mental and spiritual health. Are you ready to say, I was wrong? This is where your spiritual journey must begin. If you would like to be forgiven, see the power of the Holy Spirit released in your life and see God do something miraculous in the relationships in your life that matter most to you, then you must be willing to say the hard words that lead to freedom. Thank you, Lord Jesus, that we dont have to be perfect to come to you. I pray that we have the courage to say, I was wrong. Speak to each of us and show us the truth so that we might be set free. In Jesus name, Amen.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:48:10 +0000
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