"He that covers his sins
shall not prosper: but whoso confesses and forsakes them shall have
mercy." (Proverbs 28:13)
From the days of the sin of
Adam and Eve when they sewed fig leaves together in an attempt to cover their
sin, mankind has been making similar attempts to hide his sin from God. No such
attempt is ever successful. Many people are suffering mental and emotional
problems from trying to hide some sin of the past from God.
The Bible instructs us to do
two things instead of trying to hide from the all-seeing eye of God. First, confess our sins. Confession means
that we agree with the facts that God already knows. Second, Forsake our sins. Another
word for the word forsake is the word repent.
Someone described repentance as, "Halt! About Face! Forward,
March!" If one continues down the
path of a known sin, even if he has confessed, he has not repented or forsaken
his sin.
We are promised mercy when we
follow the path of confession and repentance. The hymn says, "Mercy there
was great and grace was free: pardon there was multiplied to me: There my
burdened soul found liberty at Calvary."
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