the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
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 forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found. Psalms 32:5-6. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs 28:13.
Pay particular attention to the fact that it is the business of the saints to ’’confess" their sins, and to beseech God, before whom not even the heavens are clean, for forgiveness. What kind of a saint are you if you do not acknowledge and confess your sins? The Lord forgives those only who sincerely confess. The sins of the proud and secure saints are holden them by Him unto judgment. However, do not say, "I must and I will commit sin, for I must have sin to confess; otherwise my Savior would not have anything to forgive and to redeem; He is a Savior and a Redeemer. " You are a sinner, and you commit sin without such Satanic purpose. For even with the most sincere effort to attain holiness, we make many mistakes; we fall only too often. Then only will you rightly acknowledge and confess your sin when you strive to be without sin or to put oft’ all sin. The greatest saints are in their own eyes the greatest sinners, for the more holy they seek to become, the more sinful they feel themselves to be. He who does not earnestly pursue holiness, does not find nor acknowledge any sin. Nor do the saints confess that they are sinners in general, but they confess their particular sins. There are many who call themselves miserable sinners without acknowledging, before the face of the Lord, a single one of their sins. If one unveil to them one of their sins, they put on airs and begin to justify themselves, all because they desire only to seem holy but not in reality to be holy.
May earthly feelings die,
And fruits of faith increase;
And Adam’s nature prostrate lie
Before the Prince of peace.
Endue us. Lord, with strength.
To triumph over sin:
That we may with Thy saints at length
Eternal glory win.
