Do you have sins to confess? As an individual? As a family? As a nation? It’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? The hatred and anger. The selfishness and arrogance. The insults and violence. The lack of love for everyone. The trust in princes instead of in God. There are moments in human history when the disgusting depth of our sinfulness rears its ugly head for all to see. Do you have sins to confess? I do.
Know what’s amazing? God forgives. “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea” (Micah 7:18-19).
This is what we as people and as a nation need more than anything else in the whole world: The God who forgives. Jesus Christ our Savior died to take our sins away. He squashed our sins under his feet and hurled them into the depths of the sea. It’s amazing. It’s a miracle. Our God delights to show mercy. Sins to confess? Repent! Let’s turn from our sins to our Savior. Who is a God like our God? He forgives!
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