The great benefit of
confessing and repenting of sins is receiving the assurance of God’s
forgiveness so that we can stand before Him without fear, shame, or guilt.
Obviously, for those who refuse to confess, they do not receive this peace.
They are uncomfortable in the Father’s presence and the only way that they can
keep coming into the Father’s presence, without confession, is to be
self-deceived that they are, in fact, not sinners needing to repent. And their
last state is worse than the first.
But for God’s saints, confession and repentance, while hard,
are the path to peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. May God grant us His favor to
see ourselves as we really are and having seen that hard truth, quickly humbling
ourselves before Him. That difficult confession leads to all the benefits of
goodness in Jesus; forgiveness, peace, joy, resurrection, hope, and glory. We are going to glory, so let us all lay
aside and leave behind the sin which so easily entangles, and grasp hold of
forgiveness joy in Jesus Christ.
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