Finding Mercy
Apr/02/2009 02:30 PM
Proverbs 28:13 (NIV)
13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
You may read the “does not prosper” and think of many people who live a concealed sinful life and prosper. The question you have to ask is what kind of prospering is the writer talking about. Don’t think of prosper in a worldly sense, but rather think about it as prospering with God. Having and living in peace. Knowing that you are right with God. Is your heart prospering with the Lord? If not, maybe it’s time to bring the light into your dark places. The truth is that we will all sin until the a day we die but life comes from not hiding our sin. Letting the light of the Lord in our life expels darkness. Read the scriptures below ask God what you need to release.
1 John 1:8-10 (NIV) 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
James 5:16 (NIV)
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
You may read the “does not prosper” and think of many people who live a concealed sinful life and prosper. The question you have to ask is what kind of prospering is the writer talking about. Don’t think of prosper in a worldly sense, but rather think about it as prospering with God. Having and living in peace. Knowing that you are right with God. Is your heart prospering with the Lord? If not, maybe it’s time to bring the light into your dark places. The truth is that we will all sin until the a day we die but life comes from not hiding our sin. Letting the light of the Lord in our life expels darkness. Read the scriptures below ask God what you need to release.
1 John 1:8-10 (NIV) 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
James 5:16 (NIV)
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.