S: Psalm 32:3-5 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped away as in the heat of summer.
O: This man's sin, holding it in, was eating away at him. His guilt was suffocating him. The guilt of sin is strangling, tiresome, and keeps us from who we can be. When he confessed - he experienced freedom! maybe even joy!
Hosea 14:2
Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.Say to him,“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,so that we may offer you our praises.
A: I think of sin as a wound. Left untended, however small, it begins to fester, the infection grows, maybe even becoming a visible mess, making even others uncomfortable to be around you. The infection gets to the blood and begins to affect the whole body, altering your emotions, abilities, mind, and function. And once it has gone too far, it may be too late and has the strength to ultimately kill you. For the wages of sin is death. But if you respond immediately, calling your conscience to action, letting it be at the forefront of all you do, and apply the healing balm of forgiveness, confessing out loud unto Him who already knows...letting it out, it no longer has it's claws in you and can do no more damage than it has. So why resist? What are we afraid of? He already knows and wants to forgive us..
P: Abba Father, I pray that I may come to a place where I recognize my sin quickly and lift it up to you that I may not make the same mistake again. I pray that I learn to admit them readily for you already know about them, and I can prevent the festering wound. If my goal in this life is to become more Christ like, then I must learn to take out the trash. How can we store up treasures if the space is being taken up by wounds of sin, and pain, and garbage? I want to release it to You Father, so that in so doing, I have more room for You to abide with me! Please help me to understand that I just need to talk to you, to confess to you, because You are simply waiting for me and want to forgive me so that I may drive on, because YOU can see how it can suppress us, and divert us, and hurt us, and hold us back from what You desire for us. I pray that I willingly confess with my mouth and ask for forgiveness so that You can wash me clean... Thank you Lord, Thank you.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
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