Confession to Redemption
I have many things to confess. In fact the Lord and I have this conversation pretty often. I’m fairly quick to acknowledge my sin – my mistakes before Him. I have openly confessed to the Lord regarding my behavior and even my thoughts that never became activities. The Lord knows all of my thoughts. Usually when confession takes place there is one of two extremes. If I read a “tell all” book, the confessions are usually sensationalized. If I’m sitting with someone who is “coming clean” with their mistakes and stumbling’s the confession is usually minimized.
As I come before the Lord with confession it needs to be complete and honest – nothing held back. He knows what I did and confession is simply me agreeing with Him that what I did was sin. Isaiah pens it well – without the Lord’s help, I would be lost. Check this out….
12 For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offences are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: 13 rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived. 14 So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. 15 Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. 16 He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. 21 ‘As for me, this is my covenant with them,’ says the Lord. ‘My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants – from this time on and for ever,’ says the Lord. (Isaiah 59:12-16,21 NIV)
When I’m laying all my junk (aka sin) out before the Lord, it seems pretty hopeless, but then He does what ONLY He can do – He steps in and brings salvation. My sin is great, but His Forgiveness and Grace is much, much greater! That warms my heart and settles deep in my soul.
Pressing On! Dwayne