Bible Verse of The Day – 4-6-20

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

We all sin. There’s no question about that. And those sins may vary from one person to another as to the type and the frequency of those sins.

So, it’s safe to say that sin is something that we all have in common.

But there is one other thing that we have in common. We have a Father who is willing to forgive us and cleanse us from our sins!

All we need to do is confess those sins to Him and He is faithful to forgive those sins.

Even more, though, His word says that He is also faithful to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Think about this for a moment. If we are a child of God, even though we sin, sin has no hold on us if we understand how to deal with it.

And the best part is that this isn’t complicated. It doesn’t require a ritual. It doesn’t require a priest or a pastor. And it doesn’t require an animal sacrifice, or the shedding of blood.

The blood of Jesus, shed over 2,000 years ago, was enough to wash away every sin committed by every person, across the entire world, from the time of Genesis 1:1 to the very last person, in Revelation 22:21.

It’s up to us whether we pay attention to this and follow what God tells us to do. But it’s important that we remember that carrying unconfessed and unforgiven sin around is like carrying around a backpack. Each sin is like a rock that gets tossed into the backpack. Over time, that backpack will get pretty heavy if we don’t empty it out.

It will weigh us down to the point of causing us to become tired and weary from dragging it around. And before we know it, we won’t be able to bear the load any longer.

We need to go to Him. Confess our sin. Ask for forgiveness. And then work on fixing the things that keep causing us to sin.

It’s that easy.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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