“Cleansed in Truth”

Scripture:

1 John 1:8-9
If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves
and refusing to accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to Him,
He is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. (NLT)

Observation:

There is absolutely no one that has ever breathed the air of this life, who has not disobeyed the living God, Jehovah, other than the Lord Jesus Himself. It is simply our fallen human nature that causes us to go against the ways of God and His will for our lives. We have the tendency to go above the One who created us in order to carve out an existence of our own making, disregarding the holiness and sovereignty of the LORD our God. So many of us get so consumed with self pride that we cannot admit our inherent weaknesses to follow our own misguided and rebellious nature to disobey the Law of God (1 John 3:4), which in time, further separates us from the goodness of God and we become discouraged, confused, hopeless, guilt ridden, and filled with shame—unable to enjoy or appreciate or even be aware of the many gifts of God. And the only way we can overcome our rebellious addiction to sin is by first admitting our need for a Savior—Someone who will forgive us of all our wrongs, no matter how small or how large they may be—Someone who can give us a brand new start (Colossians 3:9, 10).

Application:

I cannot begin to explain the freedom and peace it brings me to have finally unloaded all the misguide and sinful things I did and felt that not only saddened the One who gave me life, but brought a lot of pain and wrong into the lives of my family and others. The only way that anyone can begin a new life in God is by putting to death the old life of sin and nailing it to the Cross of Christ. You must, with uninhabited honesty, bring all your sins (especially those deep and dark secrets that you want to remain hidden) to the throne of God’s grace (Hebrews 4:16), where He will forgive you completely and remember your sin no more. Then for the rest of your mortal life you will have the Advocate, Christ Jesus our Lord, pleading your case before the LORD God where you will one day stand forgiven and holy before Him, thus escaping the just and final judgment that all unrepentant sinners will have to face.

Prayer:

Thank You, dear Lord, for Your gracious forgiveness. Thank You for showing me the Truth about You and Your Law and what I needed to do in order to find Your peace in this unfair and unjust life. Thank You for showing me how I should live this life. Thank You for Your advocacy.