Confession | March 17th

 “Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me!”

  Psalm 19:13

  Beloved, we are not preserved from sin through our own efforts, but by the same grace that brings salvation. In salvation, we acknowledge our status as sinners in need of God’s forgiveness. Through Christ, we are reconciled to God, His righteousness is imputed to us, and we are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We become new creations in Christ.

  Confession remains part of sanctification and living faith. We do not need to be saved repeatedly, but we confess before God our need for His sustaining mercy. We admit our tendency to stray and our need for the Holy Spirit to live in us, enabling us to overcome our sinful nature and the spirit of this age.

  Confession is essential to the believer’s life. The psalmist asks the Lord to guard him from sin and prevent its dominion. This petition should shape our daily prayers, grounded in the security we possess in Christ. We must continually present the state of our hearts before God, even as His children. Acknowledge your ongoing need for Christ today and seek the Spirit’s power to free you from the rule of presumptuous sins. The Lord is faithful to preserve you to the end.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight