GET RID OF SIN

Is sin so luscious that you will burn in hell for it? -Spurgeon

Proverbs 28:13, He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

David felt the pain and agony of the sin he had committed. He knew if he did not confess and forsake it, he would have that weight upon his life until he did. He knew it would destroy his life. He knew he would never be what God wanted him to be with that sin dragging him down. So, David “got rid of the sin”. What I mean is that he didn’t set it aside. He didn’t cover it up. He dealt with his sin the way God instructs us to. He confessed it. He forsook it!

Will you do the same this morning or will you continue to be hindered by the sin that so easily besets you?

NOW HOW DID YOU FIND THAT OUT?

Sin, if not confessed, will be exposed.

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. Psalm 32:5

I don’t know about you but I had a smart Mom and Dad. Just when I thought I had them fooled about something I had done or was about to do, they seemed to know more about it than I did. They knew more about me than I knew about me. I used to think, “How did they find that out? Are they psychic?

Child of God, our Saviour knows our sin. He has a way of convicting us of our sin. If we do not confess and forsake it, He will expose it. Listen to a couple of scriptures;

Proverbs 28:13, “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”

1 John 1:8-10, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

What will it take to get your attention about the sin in your life? Who will have to suffer because you will not confess or forsake? Child of God, take heed to the Word so God can use you for His glory, for your good, and the good of others!

Sin—the great divide between living right and being religious.

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil. -Fuller

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. Proverbs 14:9

The Sunday School teacher teaches about sin. The Choir sings about victory over sin. The Pastor preaches hard against sin and the answer to it. Yet, time and time again we, yes we, chose sin over the Saviour. Paul said, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” We fight against this old flesh day in and day out. Is there victory over it???? YES! Paul says in verse 25, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”

We know where the scripture says, “….be sure your sin will find you out.” And believe me, someone will find out and God already knows! So quit hiding it and confess and forsake it! He is waiting are you willing? He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs 28:13