"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
{1 John 1:9} (NIV1984)
Of all of
the verses in the Bible, this verse is the most precious to me! This passage,
above all the passages in the Bible, teaches me the enormity of what my Lord has
done for me. He has brought me into true fellowship with God Himself, a Holy
and Righteous God. A fellowship that is based not on how well I obey God,
but based on the blood sacrifice my Lord made for me. This verse tells me not
to hide when the Spirit shows me my sin. Not to deny the truth of my sin, but
to admit to God that I have sinned.
To search myself for sin and to ask the
Spirit to show me my sin, is what I do whenever I read this verse. I desire to
be righteous before God. I desire to walk in that fellowship with my Holy God,
and this verse shows me the way. All I have to do is confess my sin to God, and
He does the rest. No "hail marys", no great deeds of penance. No! He Himself, on
the basis of the blood sacrifice of my Lord Jesus, forgives my sins and
restores me to that starting point I had when I first trusted Christ Jesus for
my salvation. Here I am again at the starting blocks, clean, free, and under no
obligation to sin.
Praise His Holy Name! May I honour Him this day, by
seeking His Righteousness in all that I am and do.
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