If We….

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1Jn 1:9)

There are things in us that the Lord will not do anything about until we are desperate to do business with Him.  Sin is a violation of relationship with the Holy God that we have committed first and foremost against Him. He is willing to give us freedom from these struggles that prick our conscience and hinder that openness of hearing from the Good Shepherd. The hearing become dry and lack the vitality it is suppose to bring. These road blocks are not put there by devils and demons but by us.

If we say that we have no sin….If we say that we have not sinned (1 Jn 1:8, 10)

Confession of our sins comes in between what we say about our sin and of our spiritual state. Either way we say it is self deception and making God a liar. Either way is to say that we are devoid of God’s truth and His Word. Hence the reason for the dryness and lifelessness of the Word; the Word, to us, is reduced to mere philosophy, thoughts, creeds, wise sayings, unrealistic demands, etc. The freedom to hear the voice of our Good Shepherd avails to all His sheep, if we would take responsibility and humbly confess our sins.