Confess and Forsake Sin?
“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13 ESV)
Are you one who confesses your sin?
Let’s get one thing straight. All people sin. Unrighteous people sin. Righteous people sin. All have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory at some point in their lives. What is the difference between when a righteous person sins and when a wicked person sins? The one who is righteous, when he sins, he will confess his sin and turn away from them in repentance. This takes courage and integrity. It takes great personal integrity to repent, especially when no other person knows of the sin. It takes courage to repent and take ownership of one’s faults, especially when the sin is widely known.
In contrast, the one who seeks to cover up or hide his sins will not prosper. The unrighteous man may think he has hidden away his sins from the world, and they may be for a time, but God knows! The “secret” sinner thinks because no one else knows of his wrongdoing that he will continue to prosper. In this world he may prosper, even directly from his sin, but his worldly prosperity has no bearing upon his spiritual well-being. In the end, his sin, though unknown to the world at large is known unto God and it will bring the eventual spiritual wages of sin upon him.
“Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.”(1 Timothy 5:24 KJV)
Read Romans 3:23; 6:23; Psalms 119:59-60; 1 John 1:7-10Proverbs Daily for January 29, 2022