For Tuesday, August 20, 2024:
1 John 1:9 NLT: “If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”
The Bible says that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. If we confess those sins and claim Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we are offered forgiveness. But we don’t then instantly become perfect. Even the Apostle Paul was challenged. He said that in spite of knowing what he should do, he found himself thinking and doing things he shouldn’t do. He constantly fought a kind of tug-of-war between good and evil, between Heaven and the world.
This teaches us that repentance is more than a single event. We don’t just confess once and expect that everything is A-OK, because we know that our sin-problem is ongoing. And if our sins are ongoing, our confession and repentance need to be ongoing as well.
Thankfully, God has a storehouse of forgiveness, enough to cover all who confess, repent, and claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Talk to God today. He’s waiting to hear from you!
Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus In the City Fellowship
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