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by Sandy Shaw
In any serious search for spiritual health, and spiritual maturity, the area of confession and forgiveness must be examined and confronted.
When we do wrong we must own up to God, and confess our sin and sins.
It is never enough simply to acknowledge our sin. There will be times when we have to spell out our sins, specifically, if we wish to be cleansed.
How many would want to live their life with a clean slate?
Spiritual wounds can fester if they are not cleared up and cleaned out.
Confession can lead to being healed and rescued from various unnecessary painful consequences.
If any man claims that he does not sin, then he deceives himself, and that is a dangerous condition. Don’t dodge it.
We forgive so that we may be forgiven. God looks for us to forgive and be forgiving.
Jesus teaches disciples to forgive anyone, and everyone, before we pray. Might that be why some prayers are not answered in the way we would expect them to be? His words are clear and simple, but not necessarily easy.
The Christian life is exciting and thrilling, but also profoundly challenging at times, going against our sinful fallen nature.
We are then taught to go even further, and bless people who may persecute us and give us a difficult or rough time.
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil and cling to what is good.
A root of unforgiveness can trouble and defile, and cause physical ailments to arise and appear.
Each time we come to share the bread and wine we are taught to examine ourselves, making sure we are prepared to eat and drink worthily.
When we do this we are ready to be fed, and touched, in various areas of our life.
Sandy Shaw
Nairn Christian Fellowship
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Sandy has a weekly radio talk which can be heard via the Internet on Saturday at 11:40am, New Orleans time, at wsho.com.
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