18 June 2007
Confess or Acknowledge? Part 2
Can you believe I’m writing on this?
Can you believe you’re reading it?
It’s sad but true, Christians today are opting out of confessing their sins right and left. It just isn’t the postmodern thing to do I guess.
And what is?
Well, we can’t simply sweep the crap we do to each other under the carpet. It would still stink to high heaven. But who wants to go through the humiliation of confessing those sins to God. Or worse, to each other!? Just as this verse commands us to do.
No way, better to simply acknowledge our shortcomings in some sort of general way that could never be decoded or (God forbid) traced back to us and pin-pointed to a specific sin!
Why, that would be mortifying!
So, thanks but no thanks. It’s ‘acknowledgment’ over confession every time.
And should someone somehow in some way manage to connect the dots…well…
I’m outta here.
It’s off to another church for me!
I’ll begrudgingly ‘acknowledge’ to God that I’m less than perfect (that should be good enough for Him — He’s God, he can figure out specifics if he needs to) and then it’s off to,
I’ve heard great things about that place and have been meaning to put it on my rotation.
No time like the present.
The confessors are getting too close for comfort!
No worries.
I’m gone!
2 Comments currently posted.
Lynn Tolbert says:
mike mccoy says:
i agree with lynn…. i’ve noticed that there is a noticable difference in my attitudes and actions when i go without confessing my sins. To God is one thing, as He already knows…. to another person is a completely different animal. accountability hurts, but the benefits outweigh the pain
Confession is hard. It is very humbling. (Some) People see confessing as some sort of punishment. I do believe it is important to confess my sins to someone who helps me strive for God’s best. I need to be kept accountable. The returns of that humility on our behalf is a boat-load of blessings from God. He just waits for opportunities us to bless us. So many times we rob ourselves of God’s blessings because we refuse to surrender ourselves to Him. And a part of that is our refusal to confess our sins to one another. Some of the greatest blessings for me have come from my obedience in confessing a sin and asking for the Lord’s forgiveness. The greatest blessing for me in my attempt to have a humble spirit is His Peace and Protection!