Confession Cleanses

Post date: Nov 5, 2010 6:57:25 PM

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9).

This is a wonderful promise to a sin-burdened child of God. Often when the saint has been overtaken in sin, Satan tells him that his case is hopeless -- that there is no forgiveness for him this time. The one overtaken in sin often feels that there is no forgiveness.

But we must not go by our feelings nor by Satan’s lies. We must go by the infallible word of God. And the word says there is forgiveness upon confession. ” When we truly confess our sins we say the same thing about them that God does. We agree with what God says in His word about our sins. As a result of the inward conviction of the Holy Spirit we declare ourselves guilty.

And our merciful God forgives us and cleanses us.