Pastor’s Desk July 6th
Scripture Passage: “He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13
Dear Friends,
Solomon was an extremely brilliant man. He had made wise and godly decisions that brought wealth and prosperity to the nation of Israel as well as personally. In later years he began to be influenced by his many wives and the cultures they came from. Wise decisions were replaced with foolish ones and godliness was replaced with worldliness. Repentance turned to cover up and Solomon died devoid of God’s blessings. So, I wonder – where did Solomon get the basis for this Proverb? Let us look at his father, David.
Psalms 32:1 says, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” Psalms 32:5 says, “I acknowledge my sin unto you, and mine iniquity have I not hid.” I said, “I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.” Selah. Scripture teaches us that David was a man after God’s own heart. He was a sinner who failed in many ways, but when God exposed those sins, he always confessed and repented. He died an old man at peace with God and at peace with the nations around him. His confessed sins were forgiven and then covered by the blood. In his day, it was covered by the blood of a lamb. In our day it is by the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. Sin that is not confessed and repented of cannot be covered. Period!
Now, let’s go to I John 1:7-10. “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” True repentance is agreeing with God about what He knows to be true. Confessions and repentance leads to brokenness, which in the end brings healing.
In Christ,
Pastor Johnny