In the Life of Christ Some of the most exhausting work we do is keeping other people from seeing what we already know about ourselves. We manage the explanation, soften the language, and hope enough time will make the matter disappear. David’s story brings me face to face with that temptation. After taking Bathsheba andContinue reading “When God Interrupts the Cover-Up”
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Grace That Teaches Us to Confess
As the Day Ends “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.” —1 Corinthians 15:3 As this day closes, we rest in the central truth of the gospel: Jesus Christ died for our sins. His sacrifice was complete, sufficient,Continue reading “Grace That Teaches Us to Confess”
Unlocked by Honesty
The Freedom Found in Confession DID YOU KNOW Did you know that confession is not about informing God, but transforming you? When David cries out in Psalm 51:2–3, “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me. For I, myself, know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me,” he isContinue reading “Unlocked by Honesty”