Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. --Thomas Paine
Proverbs 28:13, He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
From the pew to the pulpit, there are three words that none of us like to say but they are often needed in order to make progress in this life. “I was wrong or I have sinned” are those three words. We do not like them because pride gets in our way to admit when we have committed sin.
When we are unwilling to admit to ourselves, others, and most importantly to our Saviour that we failed Him once again it makes us miserable, unstable, and unusable in the House of God. However, those three words will also deliver us from the bondage of sin. Aaron said it this way in Numbers 12, “we have sinned”. David said it this way in 2 Samuel 12, “I have sinned”. Achan said it this way but it was too late, “Indeed I have sinned”.
Friend, before you lose your family, how about saying those three hard words and trust the Saviour to make all things right! I am reminded this morning of Psalm 32:5, 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.
