Healing Confession; Psalm 14; Proverbs 28

May the mumbling commence!

Have you ever heard that April Fool’s Day is a national holiday for fools?  If you read the Scriptures, you will see that this is true.  Read the first verse of Psalm fourteen:

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."

They are corrupt,

They have done abominable works,

There is none who does good.

It is foolish to deny the existence of God.  Denial leads to corruption and abominable works – basically no good can come from it.  At first glance, it may make those who do believe feel good about themselves.  But do not neglect to read that last sentence.  There is none who does good.  Read the next couple of verses and come crashing back down to earth:

The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 

They have all turned aside,

They have together become corrupt;

There is none who does good,

No, not one.  

All of us, in some way, have turned aside from the narrow path that Christ blazed for us.  Corruption is a part of the human condition.  Indeed, no one is good – not even one. 

So, what should we do?  Thank God for the work of Christ Jesus.  Accept that work on our behalf.  And do our best to live together the life the God call each of us to. 

Most of all remember where we have come from.  Remember that none of us our good in God’s eyes.  And, in this remembrance, we are not to become paralyzed with fear.  We are to become freed to share with everyone who will listen the way to cleanse all corruption away.

Yes, we should never attempt to hide our sins.  We cannot hide them from God.  To hide them from other and even ourselves only gives the sin space to grow in our lives.  And the fruit that will be born will end in death.  Read from Proverbs chapter twenty-eight:

He who covers his sins will not prosper,

But whoever confesses

and forsakes them will have mercy. (Verse 13)

Confess and receive mercy.  Give yourself a chance to turn back into right relationship with God and all creation.  Without right relationships no one can truly prosper.

Enough mumbling for now…

Peace Out