Good Thursday morning! Okay, so the LWF devotional asks about unconfessed sin in your life. Did you immediately answer, "yes", and then start searching for something to confess? I certainly did, and then I asked the Lord to show me. The answer today wasn't quite what I expected. We may be too well trained in some things. Someone says "boo!" and we jump.
Jesus died to pay for our sins, and rose again on the third day to bridge the dreadful gap between us and God. He also lifted us up through our belief in Him and the sending of the Holy Spirit. Confession is good, but it isn't our job to knock down what Jesus died to raise up. We have a tendency to think that every sickness is punishment for some sin we can't recall. And if someone mentions unconfessed sin, we start immediately trying to find some sin, usually an already confessed one, to start berating ourselves before God with. We can easily see how the self-flagellation thing got started back in the day! Today, we may not whip ourselves with an actual whip, but we do tend to beat ourselves up mentally whenever someone mentions sin.
We are all sinners, and we all have a savior in Jesus Christ. Humble yourself before God, but don't punish yourself with constant mental beatings. Too often we want to come before God and show how we have punished ourselves. We may face some tough-love correction from God at times, but Jesus has already paid the price for our sin. We don't seem to want to accept the covering, cleansing blood of Christ! If you have unconfessed sin, confess and get on with praising God and glorifying His kingdom. When God lifts you up and proclaims you a child of the King, don't jump back down in the muck and bleat about how sinful you are. Who is that going to glorify?
We do sin, and we need to confess and seek forgiveness. We don't, however, need to dredge up all the old stuff every time someone mentions sin or confession. Don't confuse "unconfessed" with "already confessed". And how often do we find ourselves confessing temptation? We will have enough to confess without going there! We don't have to apologize for the actions of our Adversary.
Time is running short and I am rambling on again. Have a Merry Christmas and rejoice in Christ Jesus!
Bucky
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