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Psalm 32 - Acknowledging Our Sin Is To Be Our Regular Practice
Contributed by Neil Olcott on Jul 29, 2023 (message contributor)
Summary: Have you ever felt that your relationship with God has been, not just stagnant, but wooden and hollow, with no life, no relationship, no joy, no vibrancy or flourishing? Like it is forced and faked and empty?
Homework:
1. We need to fight the tendency to hide and ignore our sin. – We can’t do this on our own. We are too weak and too afraid and our tendency is to hide our sin, ignore it, pretend it isn’t there. So, it will be a battle. We need to ask God to show us our sin every day. This needs to become as much a part of our daily walk with God as reading Scripture and praying.
2. We need to add Confession to our daily walk with Jesus. – Put a note on your mirror, on your car steering wheel, some place to remind you. Pray and ask God to reveal any sin that is hindering your walk with Him and with others. Then trust the Holy Spirit to do His job of revealing and convicting. And then, deal with it.
1John 1:8-9 (NIV) - 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
