He Acts on Honest Confession

He Acts on Honest Confession, January 25
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not, he will deliver his soul from goinginto the pit, and hisl ife shall see the light." - Job 33:27, 28

THIS is a word of truth, gathered from the experience of a man of God, and it is tantamount to a promise. What the Lord has done, and is doing, He will continue to do while the world standeth. The Lord will receive into His bosom all who come to Him with a sincere confession of their sin; in fact, He is always on the look-out to discover any that are in trouble because of their faults.

Can we not endorse the language here used? Have we not sinned, sinned peronally so as to say, "I have sinned"? Sinned willfully, having perverted that which is right? Sinned so as to discover that there is no profit in it, but an eternal loss? Let us, then go to God with this honest acknowledgment. He asks no more. We can do no less.

Let us plead His promise in the name of Jesus. He will deliver us from the pit of hell which yawns for us; He will grant us life and light. Why should we despair? Why should we even doubt? The Lord does not mock humble souls. He means what He says. The guilty can be forgiven. Those who deserve execution can receive free pardon. Lord, we confess, and we pray thee to forgive!

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I don't know why this hit me so hard. I think because my friend Liz and I were talking about the state of our nation, the state of the Christian church and how much filth is lurking in every corner. But its amazing to be reminded that those who truly are repentant, those that are truly humbled; are that way because God has shown them their own depravity and God will not mock them for that, but will hold to His promise of true forgiveness. This is encouraging because we know that when we preach the gospel to those around us - God is faithful to forgive a truly honest confession. God is amazing. Grace&Peace.

"31. Resolved, never to say any thing at all against any body, but when it is perfectly agreeable to the highest degree of Christian honor, and of love to mankind, agreeable to the lowest humility, and sense of my own faults and failings, and agreeable to the golden rule; often, when I have said anything against anyone, to bring it to, and try it strictly by the test of this Resolution." - Jonathan Edwards, 70 Resolutions.