The Eraser Of Confession
Walking in the light
5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.
8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
Bee's Thoughts:
As I mentioned earlier, some say they don't go to Church anymore because they are discouraged by certain people in the Church. They said they still believe in Jesus and called themselves Christians. However, verse 7 says that if we "walk in the light" (which Christians should) then they will "have fellowship with one another". How can Christians have fellowship if they don't attend Church services or activities?
Therefore, as Christians, there is no excuse for not going to Church and be involved in the ministries in some ways.
Confession of sins should be part of our daily prayers, just like Jesus did in the Lord's Prayer. Someone has made The Lord's Prayer more personal in a dialogue form.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for teaching me how to forgive ad love my enemies. Thank You that because You have first forgiven me and loved me that I can do all these to others in Your name. Prais You! Amen.
Tommy's Thoughts:
There are some Christians who do not understand the real meaning of confession and how it works. Some has this fear of forgotten to confess certain sins in their past that they continue to confess the same sins over and over again. There are also some who do know God will forgive their sins if they confess them, but think that if they happened to miss out some when they die they would be lost forever.
They are also those who think their confessions no longer valid or acceptable to God because they still fail and fall into sins after their confession; they even feel sick and ashamed of themselves; thinking they don’t deserve anymore forgiveness from God.
The truth is God never want to trip us and see us fall. He knows all our weaknesses and He wants to lift us up when we fall, to try again. We don’t need to fear that He’ll reject us one day because our slate is not perfectly clean, or that we have asked for His forgiveness too many times. When we come to Christ, he forgives not only the sins we have committed but also those we will ever commit.
When we genuinely want to turn away from sin by confessing them to God, He will guide and lead us, giving us strength to overcome anything that will cause us to stumble again. Our confessions free us to enjoy true fellowship with Christ, easing our consciences and lighten our cares.
Dear Father in heaven, thank You for Jesus, the “Lamb of God”, who cleanses me from all my sins – past, present and future. Teach me always to confess any sins that hinder my fellowship with You. Guide me always to pray for Your power and strength to overcome any tendency for me to sin. Thank You, I ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
