Christ As Healer- Confession

CHRIST AS HEALER

Confession 

John 9

Opening Prayer: Abba Father, forgive me of my sins.  As I praise You for Your sacrifice through Jesus that grants me Your forgiveness, I thank You for Your perfect love at all times despite my faithlessness and disobedience to You.  Thank You for Your healing in my life because of Your forgiveness.  All praise, honor, and glory be unto You.  In Christ’s Name I pray.  Amen. 

FAITH OR DOUBTS?

Those in this story were confused.  The disciples were confused about the origin of the sin of the blind man.  The neighbors were confused about how the blind man came to see.  The blind man, now healed, was confused about Who healed him and Who Jesus was.  The Pharisees were confused about Jesus being a sinner and a man not from God.  They were all so confused.  

But Jesus set them straight.  He told the disciples that no sin caused the man’s blindness but that it was for the working of God in the blind man’s life.  He told the blind man to go wash off his eyes in the Pool of Siloam and later told him that He was the Son of Man and the man believed in Him.  Jesus told the Pharisees that they too were blind and that their guilt remained on them because they claimed to be guiltless.  Jesus had all the answers.  He always has all the answers.  

Jesus has all the answers to your questions too.  No matter how big or small they may be to you, Jesus has the answer because He IS the Answer.  He is before all things and in Him all things hold together.  

Take your questions to Him today.  He will answer them in His perfect timing and perfect way.  Humble yourself before Him, pray, wait, and believe.  His answer will be perfect for He is perfect and works all things together for your good because you love Him and are called according to His purpose.  You belong to Him.  He will do immeasurably more than all you can ask or imagine, things that you could not believe even if He told you, something that He has prepared for you that your eyes, ears, and mind cannot conceive.  

Consider these scriptures in light of this story:

Romans 8:28 

Psalm 62:8 

Jeremiah 31:3 

I John 1:7

Romans 10:17

II Corinthians 5:7 

Matthew 17:20 

Mark 9:24 

CONFESSION

Confession of sin to the Father restores fellowship with Him and brings healing.  Though the Lord knows and sees all things, we need to agree with Him that we have fallen short of His standard of perfection, asking Him to restore our fellowship and intimacy with Him again.  Bring Him your broken and contrite heart and be humbled before Him as He renews your fellowship with Him and makes the way for further growth in Him.  Unconfessed sin opens doors for the enemy’s entrance into your life and keeps you from hearing the Lord clearly.  Confess often to keep a short “sin account” with the Lord. 

In a quiet time with the Lord, go to Him with a repentant heart for whatever sins He might bring to your heart and mind.  Be quick to confess and thank Him for His forgiveness.  Forgive others, including God and/or yourself, if necessary, and clear your sin account with the Lord.  Praise Him and thank Him for His great love and forgiveness, but, most of all, for Jesus and His sacrifice that made your salvation and forgiveness possible.  Journal the changes in you as you walked through this time.  

Consider these scriptures in light of our need to confess our sins to our holy God:

Psalm 66:18 

Isaiah 1:15 

Isaiah 59:2 

James 5:16 

I John 1:8 

I Peter 5:6 

FORGIVENESS OF OTHERS

Ephesians 4:32 says “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”  Through no offering on our part, we are forgiven by God’s grace in His mercy and love.  Because we have been forgiven so much, we are to forgive others when they sin against us.  Just as God offers us His forgiveness, He offers it to others as well.   Since God forgives them, how can we hold anything against them?  His standard is perfection and our standard is man-made.  By laying our “rights” to be unforgiving of others, we can walk in the light of that forgiveness and truly love the one who offended us.  It is a choice that we make.  Choose forgiveness.  

Whom do you need to forgive in light of God’s forgiveness of you?  Seek the Lord for the grace to forgive rather than continuing in unforgiveness, anger, bitterness, resentment, and frustration.  By His grace, walk in the light of that forgiveness.   

Consider these scriptures about forgiveness:

I John 1:7 

Romans 3:23

Romans 5:8 

Luke 11:4 

Matthew 18:21-35

Luke 23:34 

Colossians 3:13

REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD- What does each scripture say to you? 

Ephesians 4:27 

James 4:7-8 

Psalm 139:1-2

John 9:41 

Ezra 10:11a

Leviticus 26:40

Numbers 5:7 

Psalm 38:18 

Closing Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for the grace to forgive others as You have forgiven me.  May I keep a short “sin account” with You at all times.  I praise You for the healing that confession brings to my relationships with You and with others.  Through all of this I want to know You more, Lord.  Keep me close.  In Jesus’ precious Name I pray.  Amen.