Confession does not mean saying sorry

I wanted to share something from a book I’m currently reading.

Many of us grew up thinking confession was just telling God and everyone that we’re sorry about stuff. But “I’m sorry” doesn’t lead to transformation.

Confession is telling our Lord and Friend about what I believe about Him, myself and others. God loves honest confession. It’s the beginning of genuine transformation. If I don’t tell God the truth as I see it, how can He enlighten me with His truth?

John 8:32 The Passion Translation “for if you embrace the truth, it will release true freedom into your lives”.

If we hide the truth we will be in bondage to the lie, the deception, and the rationalization. Remorse is not repentance.

Confession activates repentance. Repentance is changing the way we think, turning and going a new way. God tells us the truth about who He is, who we are and who our neighbor really is. God’s truth empowers us to believe in a new way, which leads to thinking in a new way, which leads to acting in a new way. This is transformation.

Confession. Repentance. Transformation.

God’s response to true confession is always grace and mercy.

Romans 10:10-11 NKJV “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, ’Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame’”

Shalom.

Kath