We Christians don’t make confessions as much as a big deal as it should be. We might think “God already knows all my sins so why do I need to say it all?”. So when we actually confess, we still don’t do it the way as God calls us to do. We don’t do it in great detail. What we don’t try to understand is that Confession is not for God’s benefit rather its for ours. We don’t need to confess our sins to make God feel better. Instead, this is for our own good.
View your heart as a dirty house filled with dirt and grime. Now when your house is dirty what do you do? You clean it. Then what about your heart? You clean your heart by confessing your sins.
When we sin, a barrier is built between the Lord and us, which surely will break the continuity of fellowship with Him. In order to see how perfect God is, we must see how much of a sinner we really are. We’ll be set free from our sins once we confess them. When we confess our sins, we are forgiven. When we put them at the feet of Jesus, he’ll then throw them out, forgive us and will make us a new one again. Our offences will be washed away and most importantly the fellowship with the Lord will be restored. We now know that sin brings nothing except separation from God.
In Psalm 32:3-4 we can see the burden of unconfessed sin. David says that his bones grew old, God’s hand was heavy upon him, and his vitality was turned into the drought of summer. But David acknowledged his sin and made a confession before God. What we have to see here is David’s confession was not a one-sided process but in return, God forgave his iniquity.
The more specific we are about the sin, the more we show to God that we are truly sorry about it.
In Luke 15, the prodigal son confessed, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.” The prodigal son was right that he had sinned and his confession revealed he understood what he had become. He knew his offence towards God and his father. The Father forgave him and thus made him worthy. The Father forgives. The Bible says that God is a God ready to forgive, he is gracious and merciful (Nehemiah 9: 7).
Confession indeed is an integral part of the Christian walk. It is a necessary aspect of spiritual growth as it allows to put things right with God. So how about going briefly on confessions with Heavenly Father?
Our daily walk with christ is based upon the teaching about confession of our sins.Matthew 6:9-13
I am convinced enough to confess my sins to my God.Thank you for sharing your beautiful idea through this article. I hope many to be blessed. Gid bless you Sarah.?
Thank you James.
If we look at the word ‘ confession’, most of us take it as light. Every believers know about the blessing comes from confession and it will benefit themselves, but it is hard for everyone to confess genuinely. Powerful revelation from you Sarah. God bless you more my dear friend??
Yeah, sometimes we confess just because we are said to do so. But being sincere is most important. Thank you, friend.
This should be preached to every church… 🙂
Let’s start doing it.
Amen .
speechless,actually its really for me ..thank you sarah for reminding me again .
You’re welcome, my dear friend. Let us every day get closer to God.
Would you stop amazing me with your beautifully articulated messages with an immediate need and application in my life? How can you be so accurate and sharp with the words girl?? I truly am reminded, humbled and blessed by this wonderful piece of art which helps each one of us to restore our relation with El Shaddai… ??❤️
Thank you so much dai. Honestly saying your words truly inspire me.
Hey Sarah Great work ?
Thank you so much
I do agree with you though sometimes I myself fail to acknowledge my sins before God. It certainly is an integral part of christian life. Thank you Sarah for sharing your thought on “Confession”. Hope to see more posts like these in the future. God bless 🙂
Yes, dai we all can relate ourself in this situation. And Thank you so much.