Proverbs 28:13

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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 But sin wants to keep a man by himself, withdrawn and alone.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.