"I recounted my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees." (Psalm 119:26)
Someone has said that confession is good for the soul. Confession is important for a close walk with the Lord. It is important that we keep short accounts with God. We all commit sins. There are people that teach the doctrine of sinless perfection but this not according to scripture. "When they sin against you - for there is no one that does not sin - and you become angry with them and give them over to the enemy, who takes them captive to his own land, far away or near. (1 Kings 8:46) The Scriptures clearly state that there is no one that does not sin.
When we sin then it is important that we confess our sins and He will forgive us. When John wrote to the Christians he said, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
The Psalmist said that he recounted his ways and God answered him. I don't know when he did this recounting but it probably happened while he was reading and meditating upon the Word of God. God's Word is powerful for convicting us of sins. "For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing the soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart, nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account." (Hebrews 4:12-13)
I think it is important for us to know that there will be conviction at other times but the main sources of truth and what is right in our lives comes from the Word of God. It is imperative that we hear the Word, we study the Word, we meditate upon the Word. It is important that we take time to recount our ways.
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It is good that God is faithful to forgive, but why does John also say that he is just to forgive? To me, forgiveness and justice are dissimilar attributes.
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