Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 109
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Ministries International
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Michael
addresses an issue that plagues almost every Christian still to this day… the
proverbial confession of “sins I am not even aware of.” It is interesting, isn’t it, that we would
perceive something to be that we are not sure if it exists, or not.
That’s
what comes from being obsessed with sin.
DAY 67
Do We Need To Confess EVERY Sin?
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and
will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
--I John 1:9
In the Old Testament times, a sacrifice
was made available that would cover any unknown sin. God provided for the fact
that man sinned unknowingly. God is absolute, and sin
is sin. It is interesting that
those who dogmatically say we must confess every sin have only confessed every
sin of which they are aware, not every sin. The Apostle John was
a holy man who stayed next to Jesus, was the first at the tomb, was loved by
our Lord, and is referred to as the apostle of love. Yet in Revelation, in the
presence of Jesus, he falls down in fear as a
dead man. Ultimately, trying to confess every sin is impossible. Not
everything that is true is truth; a teaching may come from Scripture and be
true but not truth. How do we tell the difference between the two? Teaching that lands at our feet and
tells us what we must do is not truth. Teaching that ends at the feet of Jesus
and explains what He does for us is truth. Jesus is the way, the truth,
and the life; few doctrines are truth. We have all witnessed how easy it is for people to become
obsessed with confession and, in so doing, to neglect a focus on Christ.
We have a sacrifice that is
for unknown sin, Jesus. There is no hindrance between the believer and God.
How, then, does a sin come to mind to
be confessed? As I said before, we have only confessed according to our
perception. Often I counsel people and see in their lives sin with which
God is not yet dealing; if I were to bring up that sin that God has not yet
brought up, I introduce it without power as mere judgment on my part. When God reveals sin to a
person, the revelation comes with the power to be free. Confession is
then a delight. God pursues His purposes with a measureless I.Q. we can think
of as well over 999 trillion. His
conviction will come in an orderly manner, for He knows when, where, and in
what order to work. God
will convict as needed, and the believer will confess and experience the
freedom that was always his in Him. In the meantime, he has a sacrifice
for every sin.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest
Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
How many know someone that dogmatically tells everyone that we must
confess EVERY sin? But, if they
acknowledge ANY sin they have, they confess SOME and then throw in the “sins I
am not even aware of” confession. Or,
perhaps, they throw in the “all the sins I have committed” confession. That really brings them peace, doesn’t it?
Michael gives us four important things to remember in relation to sin,
God’s conviction, and our confession:
1. We have a sacrifice that is for unknown sin, Jesus.
2. There is no hindrance between the believer and God.
3. God’s conviction, if and when God deems it necessary, will come in an orderly manner, for He knows when, where, and what order to work.
4. God will convict as needed, and the believer and experience the freedom that was always his in Him.
Well, amen. The freedom that is a
believer’s experience in Christ is what the one who is obsessed with sin truly
wants anyway, isn’t it?
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