Hennie Symington

… he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death ‒ even death on the cross!  Philippians 2:8

When we confess our sins, we breathe through to the cross. Without confession, there is no forgiveness. When you truly and sincerely confess your sins, you lay down self-justification. When you name your transgression and acknowledge it as sin, the power of sin is broken.

What keep sinners – and each of us is a sinner – from confessing our sin? Pride. We believe that it is our prerogative to keep some sins secret as if they never happened. To acknowledge and confess your sins is indeed a painful process, especially in the presence of fellow believers or those closes to you. Yet, Jesus did not shy away from bearing the shame of the cross for all of us.

When you accept that Christ undertook the journey from death into life for no other reason than to breathe life into your veins, then you can rejoice and sing: He is risen! He has truly risen! I know, for I was dead and am alive. I was in the tomb, but he freed me!

When we confess our sins we are freed from the bondage and become part of the kingdom the kingdom and can rejoice along with the Psalmist: “You turned my wailing into dancing;/you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy." (Psalm 30:6)

Prayer: Lord, I confess that when the resurrection remains for me just a moving scene between the pages of a book, then I am part of the living dead. Lord, breathe your breath on me so that I can arise and witness to your living presence in my life. Amen