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Tag: 1-9

  • How Can The Stains Of Your Sin Be Cleansed?

    1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

    As believers, we still stain our lives with sin. Do not say that since you have been saved you don’t sin anymore. 1 John 1:8 says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” Saying you have no sin means you have sin because you just lied about yourself.  Thus having sinned as a believer you need to be restored to fellowship as sinning brings about broken fellowship.  The Apostle John tells us that when we HAVE sinned we are to CONFESS our sins.   The word “confess” means to SAY THE SAME THING.  It means to agree with God that we have sinned.  It is saying He is right and we are wrong.  To confess is to acknowledge that we have indeed sinned.  There is no denial and there is no cover-up.  In understanding confessing sin we notice David’s words in Psalm 32:5. It says, “I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.”

    What happens when we are honest and confess by acknowledging the sin we have committed?  1 John 1:9 says that in response to our confession, He will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  And you can count on this because He is faithful and just.  His character is on the line when we agree that our character has been stained by sinful decisions and actions. 

    Question: Will He forgive and cleanse all sins that a person commits?   
    Answer: Yes, because it says ALL unrighteousness and ALL MEANS ALL AND THAT IS ALL THAT ALL MEANS!

    Spiritual tip: Keep short sin accounts with God.  In other words, DAILY examine yourself and ask Him to examine yourself (Psalm 139:23-24 Search/examine me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24  And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.) And please hear me.  Do not seek to cover up your sins.  Proverbs 28:13 says, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”

    Continue Strong by confessing your sins, 
    And Remember to Date the Word

  • Great Is Thy Faithfulness

    1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 

    Let the words “God is faithful” settle in your heart and mind for a moment. I am confident that we could come up with hundreds of descriptive words for our God, yet of all the words used to describe Him, I am not sure if there is one more meaningful than God is faithful.  In a world filled with broken promises. God is faithful.  Along with I Corinthians 1:9 notice Psalm 145:13 as it says, “Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving towards all He has made.”

    I don’t know about you but that last statement is so encouraging.  It is worth reading again; “The LORD is faithful to all His promises and loving towards all He has made.”

    Notice a few more verses that I have to believe will bless and encourage your heart.
    From Deuteronomy 7:9 we read. “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

    In Hebrews 11:11, we read how Sarah by faith received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age because she judged Him faithful who had promised.”
    Knowing God is faithful to fulfill His promises should motivate us to take the steps of faith he is asking us to do.  

    1 Peter 4:19 speaks to us who are suffering for Christ saying, “Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
    God is faithful to not waste your suffering.  And when you are suffering, remember the words from Charles Spurgeon where he said God is too loving to be unkind and too wise to make a mistake.  When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.  

    1 John 1:9 (another great verse for 1/9) tells us that “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    While Revelation 1:5 is part of the introduction of the book of Revelation it gives a tremendous description of Jesus saying He is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

    When we get to Revelation 19:11 we learn of two names for our great Savior.  “Now I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse. And He who sat on Him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness, He judges and makes war.”

    Having read these verses it is no wonder we love the hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness!

    Continue strong knowing God is Faithful
    And remember to DATE the Word