" CONFESSION "

Good day To You, This week we will be looking into a subject that I feel is of utmost importance to you and to me. It's time to be real so that we can be free. This weeks subject is " CONFESSION. "

An act of Confession is an acknowledgement of guilt, and or a formal statement of religious belief.

At conversion all our sins are forgiven - past, present, and future. Yet even after we become Christians, we still need to confess. This kind of confession is not offered to gain God's acceptance, but to remove the barrier to fellowship that our sin has put between us and Him. It is difficult, however, for many people to admit their faults and shortcomings, even to God. It takes humility and honesty to recognize our weaknesses,and most of us would rather pretend that we are strong.

We need not fear revealing our sins to God - He knows them already. He will not push us away, no matter what we've done. Instead He will draw us to Him. Confession is supposed to free us to enjoy fellowship with Christ. It should ease our consciences and lighten our cares. But some Christians do not understand how it works. They feel so guilty that they confess the same sins over and over; then they wonder if they might have forgotten something. Other Christians believe that God forgives them when they confess, but if they died with Un-confessed sins, they would be forever lost. These Christians do not understand that God wants to forgive us. He allowed His Beloved Son to die just so he could offer us pardon.

UNDERSTAND, WHEN WE COME TO CHRIST, HE FORGIVES ALL THE SINS WE HAVE COMMITTED OR WILL EVER COMMIT.

We don't need to confess the sins of the past all over again, and we don't need to fear that God will reject us if we don't keep our slate perfectly clean. Of course we should continue to confess our sins, but because failure to do so will make us lose our salvation. Our relationship with Christ is secure. Instead, we should confess so that we can enjoy maximum fellowship and joy with Him.

True confession also involves a commitment not to continue in sin. We couldn't be genuinely confessing our sins to God if we planned to commit them again and just wanted temporary forgiveness. We should also pray for strength to defeat temptation the next time we face it.

Until Next Time...
Jim