We had snow last night. We live on the northeastern side of Atlanta and snow is very rare and it is also a very big deal with children. The students I teach were very excited about the possibility of having a day out of school. It began snowing about 6:00 pm and continued after dark. We got enough for it to cover the ground and look pretty. We enjoyed it while we could. The neighborhood kids were out in the dark making snowballs and playing. Then all their hopes were dashed this morning when we awoke to a cold rain. All the snow was gone and we were left with a cold overcast dismal day.
The snow was beautiful and made everything look clean and fresh. That reminds me of how we are when we ask God to forgive us from our sins. When we confess our sins he forgives us and cleanses us. We are then clean before him.
As you come to God today, think about exactly what you are doing. You are coming before a holy God. Don’t underestimate the effects of unconfessed sin on your prayers. God is holy and does not tolerate sin in His presence. On one hand, we are allowed directly into His presence because of the imputed righteousness of Christ through His death on the cross for our sins. On the other hand, with regards to our daily walk, we must wash the stains of sin from our lives before approaching a holy God in prayer.
Through confession, God is faithful to forgive us and cleanse us from all our sins making us fit to approach God once more. Confession of sin should be as normal as taking a shower. Keep short accounts with God concerning sin, confess every day. Don’t allow unconfessed sin to interfere with your prayer life and walk with God.
Take time to reflect and confess then enjoy your day with Jesus!
Psalms 51: 7 “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.”
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
Psalms 103:11-12 “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
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