Confession of sins. Entering the Kingdom of God is accompanied with our confession of sins and professing
Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. To become part of a family one has first to be born into
that family. The first thing you hear from a newborn baby is crying....a way of communication.
It is a natural response to let the world know: I am here !!!
If you don't hear the baby's cry, parents and the doctor will start worrying.
Our first cries towards God can be summed up in the following scriptures.
John 1:9....If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 32:5....I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
If you have problems forsaking your sin, go to a reliable Holy Spirit filled believer and ask for help and support. Confess your sins openly to this believer, so he/she has a good understanding where you are battling against. Together you can win the battle and take victory in the authority of Jesus Christ. It may be painful to reveal your weaknesses to others, but hiding it and pretending that all is well, is dishonest, fooling yourself and others. Hiding your sin is also very dangerous, for satan will take full advantage of this and tie you even more to your sin and weaknesses. Satan will even encourage you to keep quiet about it, so he can control your life. Listen, it is far better to be ashamed of your sins now, while still something can be done about it, than when you have to appear before the throne of God with a whole pile of unconfessed and hidden sin.
Proverbs 28:13....He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Psalm 38:18....For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
Once a family member there will be individual needs to be met.
In the natural realm, children will start asking questions at their parents. Their trust in
their parents depends on how consistent the answers are. That is why children will ask
the same questions over and over again, because they want to hear the SAME answers
over and over again. This also provides a feeling of security.
A human being does not automatically trust someone or something. It has to be tried out,
it is a learning experience. When a child grows up in a family where he has learned from previous experience to trust his parents, because they followed up their promises, he can easily
tell his classmates that he is getting a new bike tomorrow, if his parents told him so.
Although the child has not seen the bike, he KNOWS he will get it.
It is a combination of communication and action.
All through life we have learned how to trust or mistrust people and we have acted accordingly.
In the same manner we can learn to believe and trust God and His Word.
We have to learn to talk, ask and communicate. If we do not tell our parents what we need;
what is bothering us; where our hurts are...how can they help?
Although God knows our hearts, He still needs to hear from us.
Luke 11:9.... Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you.
Confessing Christ, professing or...saying what you believe.
Hebrews 4:14....Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Romans 10:9-10....That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation
Here we see that not only your heart has something to do with your salvation, your mouth has something to do with it, too.
Proverbs 18:21....Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 21:23....Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Matthew 12:37....For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
This scripture talks about positive as well as negative aspect of Words.
Matthew 10:32....Therefore whoever confesses (professes) Me before men, him I will also confess (profess) before My Father who is in heaven.
2 Timothy 2:12....If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
We have learned to trust God. We have asked many questions over and over again and His answers are the same in His Word. He has not changed, He is not a man that He shall lie. He says:" I am, Who I am."
We are secure and we can profess the things we have not seen, because we KNOW we will attain that
which is promised.
Romans 12: 1,2.... Ours is the daily sacrifice of the sinful self on the cross of Christ.... Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
We have to discipline ourselves in all aspect of our Christian walk.
YOU HAVE TO START ACTING UPON HIS WORD, in word and deed. Once you have entered the Kingdom of God, through believe in Jesus Christ, you have to start walking.
The Bible is your guideline and your prayer is the connection with the Father. Walk in His Word and confess it. Once you start doing this, you will grow stronger , everyday. Just as a small child gets strong after the nourishment.
You have to eat in order to survive. In the same way, you have to read His word and do what it says, in order to survive, spiritually.
Become part of the scriptures by doing what God expects from you. When you do your part, He can fulfill His promises. Analize the scriptures below and read what your part is.
Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live.Proverbs 4:4
James 1:22..But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8
IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS. 1 John 1:9
ACTION
Think of what the Holy Spirit said to you as you read the above material. Didn't you hear something from God between the lines? Something personal? Tell me about it!!!!