Confession & consequences
May 23, 2004 | 12:00am
I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Psalm 32:5
She brutally murdered two people in 1983, but in prison Karla Tucker confessed her sins to God and became a vibrant Christian. Many people hoped her transformation would persuade legal authorities to change her punishment to life imprisonment. But the courts rejected all appeals, and her execution was carried out in 1998.
I thought about Karla as I was reading the tragic story of Achan. I was impressed by his confession: "Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I have done" (JOSHUA 7:20). Those words make me think it possible that he, like King David many years later (PSALM 32:5), was forgiven by God. But Achans sin had caused the death of 36 Israelites (JOSHUA 7:5), and he had to pay the penalty for his actions.
Even after we have received Gods forgiveness, we may still have to face the consequences of our sin. If we have lied, mistreated someone, behaved irresponsibly, damaged someones property, or broken a law of the land, we still must do our best to make right any wrongs we have committed.
Yes, its wonderful to know were forgiven when we confess our sins to God. But that doesnt mean were exempt from all sins consequences. Thats why confessing sin is good, but saying no to sin is even better. Herbert Vander Lugt
We love You, Lord, and want to do
Whats pleasing in Your sight;
Help us to fear sins consequence,
So we will do whats right. Sper
READ: JOSHUA 7:1-6, 19-26
Sin brings fear, but confession brings freedom.
She brutally murdered two people in 1983, but in prison Karla Tucker confessed her sins to God and became a vibrant Christian. Many people hoped her transformation would persuade legal authorities to change her punishment to life imprisonment. But the courts rejected all appeals, and her execution was carried out in 1998.
I thought about Karla as I was reading the tragic story of Achan. I was impressed by his confession: "Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I have done" (JOSHUA 7:20). Those words make me think it possible that he, like King David many years later (PSALM 32:5), was forgiven by God. But Achans sin had caused the death of 36 Israelites (JOSHUA 7:5), and he had to pay the penalty for his actions.
Even after we have received Gods forgiveness, we may still have to face the consequences of our sin. If we have lied, mistreated someone, behaved irresponsibly, damaged someones property, or broken a law of the land, we still must do our best to make right any wrongs we have committed.
Yes, its wonderful to know were forgiven when we confess our sins to God. But that doesnt mean were exempt from all sins consequences. Thats why confessing sin is good, but saying no to sin is even better. Herbert Vander Lugt
We love You, Lord, and want to do
Whats pleasing in Your sight;
Help us to fear sins consequence,
So we will do whats right. Sper
READ: JOSHUA 7:1-6, 19-26
Sin brings fear, but confession brings freedom.
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