Confession of Sin # 2

Confession of Sin

Almighty God,
You are perfectly holy, righteous, and pure. You are the God of all truth. You know everything about me, down to the deepest corners of my heart. I humble myself before you, admitting my sin and my guilt. In the light of your purity, I am unclean. In the blazing fire of your holiness, I am defiled. I confess my sinful deeds, my impure thoughts, my evil desires, my hurtful and careless words. I have loved and served created things more than you, the creator. I have sought to please myself more than you. Oh lord, I have wandered from you, but you have brought the prodigal home. In your overflowing grace, wash me and cleanse me from my guilt and shame. Clothe me with the best robes. Bring me into the banquet hall. I know I am not worthy in myself, but you have made me worthy in Christ. Grant me joy and security and confidence in my relationship with you, knowing that I am accepted in the Beloved. Cause your Holy Spirit to live inside me, transforming me, working on me, burning away the dross, and making me more like you.

In Jesus name, Amen!

Assurance of Forgiveness - Romans 8:1-4

Confession of Sin

Confession of Sin

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. Have mercy on us according to your love. Wash away our wrongdoing and cleanse us from our sin. we Ask this, not for our merit, but only for the merit of Jesus Christ our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification. Renew a right spirit within us and restore us to the joy of your salvation. Refresh our hearts with the freedom of forgiveness. And thus freed from guilt, cause us to delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen!

Assurance of Forgiveness- Galatians 2:20

There is beauty in our struggles

There is beauty in this struggle because I find that my hope is in you! Therefore, I will rejoice in my suffering and in this pain. For you Lord are faithful and working everything out for my/our good. You are producing a godly character in me/in us!

Amazingly, one of the clearest evidences of the believer’s security has to do with tribulations, or, more specifically, the believer’s attitude toward them. Filled with peace and hope, he can “glory in tribulations.” He can do so, Paul writes, because he has learned a lesson no unbeliever can grasp—that tribulations are merely a tool in God’s hands for his good. “Christians rejoice in suffering because of what they know about it,” Dr. James M. Boice explains. “God uses our troubles, trials, and tribulations to form Christian character.”

Reflection of Genesis 1:26-30

Let us make man in our image, and after our likeness. Let him have dominion over sea creatures, birds, livestock, and over everything that creeps on the earth. Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. I have given you every seed, plant and beast for food. (***God gave us a holy job/purpose that would glorify him and allow us to enjoy him). 

Before I was saved I had no idea why I was here. But God opened my eyes through the book of John chp 1-4. Shortly after, I studied Genesis and things became even more clear: I was made to worship, love, enjoy and serve God. I was so joyful because He was so perfect. His will and purpose was perfect. I had settled for so many things- and plunged myself into so much darkness and believing lies about who I was supposed to be, but the truth of His creation process pierced through my heart. I was alive. He was alive and glorious! I could see Him in his word. He was so personal and so active. I had no idea that He made me in His image – I was so touched by God’s desire to do this. I’m not like a bird, I’m not like the ocean or the mountains, but I’m like God. I’m like my Father and my Creator- that’s so beautiful. No other creature on earth can say that. Yet, even after man’s fall (now the ability to reflect Gods holiness is lost), we still bear the mark of our creator upon ourselves. However, the restoration of the fullness of the image of God in human beings is accomplished by Christ. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature. Now, because of Christ I am being renewed and becoming more like God, like Christ again.

(Note: This act of God must be adorn. God is worthy of worship based on this act to create us and everything else on the earth. He is the God who creates, the God who planes, the God who blesses, the God who gives purpose. He is the God who reveals His glory, He is the God of Love, and He is the one and only true God).

New Poem: Forgiveness

People come and go, they leave their marks and stains
But Lord you’re my rock, my source of joy and my strength- you renew me each day.

Teach me Lord to love them still, to walk in an upright way
And when I feel weak with pain from peoples sin
Help me to forgive thy brother or foe, give me grace to extend to them.

Written by: AAB

Christian Singles Rejoice

For all my Christian singles out there REJOICE because the Lords plans will stand. Whether married or not, may God be glorified and may we delight and put our hope in Him!

Many are the plans in the mind of a [wo]man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

Proverbs 19:21

The New Covenant fulfillment in Jesus

The main point of the new covenant fulfillment in Jesus is that He has entered into the true heavenly Most Holy place in God’s presence, and enabled others to achieve that position in God's very special presence to which only OT high priests formerly had access. Jesus Priestly ministry in His atoning sacrifice cleanses believers consciences to approach God in worship.

Lord thank you for making it possible for me & your people to enter the Most Holy Place through your son Jesus Christ!