What a blessing to confess our sins and find God's forgiveness. As we confess the sins we know, we are cleansed of the sins we don't know. I've discovered that there are two distinct types of sins we can confess and find freedom. There are the sins we recognize as sins. Did you know you can be forgiven for being a Pharisee? God can bless with forgiveness for both. I've discovered this truth. What freedom? God through Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for judging and believing their own self-righteousness. It's hard to believe that God can forgive something so rebuked by Jesus. What freedom as we confess both types of sins. I wrote a poem as a burn on myself. It goes something like this:
Oh, I am a Pharisee and I'm okay.
I teach the law and judge all day.
My righteousness exceeds the common folk.
Oh, I am a Pharisee and I'm okay.
It ends with:
I am a Pharisee and I'm not okay.
Isn't God's forgiveness so great. Truly Jesus' yoke is easy and His burden is light.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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