ON BEING KNOWN I acknowledge my sin to You.... I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. (Psalm 32:5). One of the most difficult inner conflicts we have is our desire to be known versus our fear of being known. As beings created in the image of God and also by others. Yet due to our fallen nature, all of us have sins and weaknesses that we dont want others to know about. We use the phrase dark side to refer to aspects of our lives that we keep hidden. And we use slogans like put your best foot forward to encourage others to show their best side. One reason we are unwilling to risk being known is that we fear rejection and ridicule. But when we discover that God knows us, loves us, and is willing to forgive even the worst thing we have done, our fear of being known by God begins to fade away. And when we find a community of believers who understands the dynamic relationship between forgiveness and confession, we feel safe confessing our sins to one another (James 5:16). The life of faith is not about showing only our good side. Its about exposing our dark side to the light through confession to God and others. In this way we can receive healing and live in the freedom of forgivness. LORD, HELP ME TO EXPOSE MY SIN, THOSE SECRET WRONGS THAT LURK WITHIN; I WOULD CONFESS THEM ALL TO THEE; TRANSPARENT I WOULD ALWAYS BE. (( The voice of sin may be loud, but the voice of forgivness is louder)).
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:36:59 +0000