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2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. .... 10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. 11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. |
ONFESSION Ooh! Ouch! This one can
hurt. It can be hard to look into one's soul and rip out the dark cancer we call sin; but
it is sin that divides us from God, the source of all Grace, Happiness, and Joy. Through
confession and the righteousness of Jesus imputed to us, we can finally come into His
presence.
In its broadest sense the term means, "telling the truth." One of our denomination's central books is the Westminster Confession of Faith. It lays out what our church believes is the truth about theology. In the same way we must lay out the truth about our own wickedness and imperfections so that we can start the process of having them removed from us.
As the Christian matures, it becomes easier and easier to confess. In fact much of confession becomes an attempt to find all the nonappaent sin so it can be given up. Do not be fooled: as long as we remain on earth we will continue to do what grieves the Lord. The difference is that we come to understand confession brings us closer to God.