Saturday, January 7, 2012

Day 4: Honest Confession

Day 4: Honest Confession / Reconciliation 

“If my people which are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1, 2).

“Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16).

“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).

“For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore, let us draw near to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:15-16).

“As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us” (Psalms 103:12). 

“True confession is always of a specific character, and acknowledges particular sins. They may be of such a nature as to be brought before God only; they may be wrongs that should be confessed to individuals who have suffered injury through them; or they may be of a public character, and should then be as publicly confessed. But all confession should be definite and to the point, acknowledging the very sins of which you are guilty” (The Faith I Live By, p. 128).

 “Many, many confessions should never be spoken in the hearing of mortals; for the result is that which the limited judgment of finite beings does not anticipate. . . . God will be better glorified if we confess the secret, inbred corruption of the heart to Jesus alone than if we open its recesses to finite, erring man, who cannot judge righteously unless his heart is constantly imbued with the Spirit of God. . . . Do not pour into human ears the story which God alone should hear” (Our Father Cares, p. 73)

Intercession Focus: Reconciliation 

Pray for God to bring reconciliation and healing in all our broken relationships, including:

  • Parents and children, family members 
  • Friends – both between church members and with non-Christians 
  • Church leadership and lay members


THE LORD IS COMING, SOON, AMEN, YES, COME LORD JESUS!

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