Proverbs 28:13
Speaker Notes - Our inability to admit our faults, our sins
Proverbs 28:13
13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,
but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Psalm 32:1-5
Of David. A maskil.
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
When we confess our sin and repent, 3 things happen:
1 - I have broken God’s design for my life. I am guilty.
2 - God, you have every right to smite me.
3 - God, you have been merciful, you are merciful.
”The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility” by Ray Ortlund
”Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
- Confession is our breakthrough to experiencing real brotherhood. But sin wants to keep a man by himself, withdrawn and alone. The more isolated a man is, the more destructive his sin becomes. By confession, the light of the Gospel can shine into his dark places. When a man finally surrenders and opens up, his sin starts weakening. The man receiving a brother’s confession starts bearing his sin with him. Now both men are honest sinners in deep brotherhood. A man living in ongoing-confession will never be alone again.
Mark is the Senior Pastor of Park Street Church, Boston.