Proverbs 28:13-He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Conceal or confess? The choice is ours. We all are guilty of sinning at times.
Willful sin should not be a part of the believers life. Hebrews 10:26-For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
A believer should not say "I do not care if it is wrong or not, I am gonna do it anyway." That is willful sin.
As believers, our sinful nature should not have reign in our lives, eventhough the desire to do so remains.
We are being made into the image of Christ through the daily washing of our minds with the Word of God, and our obedience to the leading of God's Holy Spirit. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1Jn. 1:8, NIV).
The choice is our! The truth of the matter is that God already knows everything. “There is no creature that is not revealed in His sight, for all things are bare and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Heb. 4:13, NLT).
So what should we do when we sin? Hide it or confess it? Well, the old adage is "confession is good for the soul." When we have sinned, admit that we have done wrong, own up to what we have done and ask God to show us mercy.
Sin must be confessed and we must repent of it! Hidden sin will not prosper for scripture declares ”For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:23, AMP).
Concealing our sins that are not hidden from God only hurts us in the long run. As the saints of old used to say "what you do in the dark will come to light." Oh how true is this statement!
Concealing or confessing sins? Where do we stand concerning "sin" in our life?
God promises if we confess and turn away from our sins, He WILL show us "MERCY."
God bless.
Debra