uIf we confess our sins, he is vfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and rto cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
u Ps. 32:5; 51:3; Prov. 28:13
v [Ps. 143:1; Rom. 3:26]
r [See ver. 7 above]
John called Christians to a life of simple love and obedience, reminding us that our behaviour shapes our lives and our relationship with the Lord.
Hymn of the Day: CLEANSE ME - J. Edwin Orr, 1912–1988
This hymn is from New Zealand which is sung to the Maori Song of Farewell:
Search me, O God, and know my heart today;
try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
cleanse me from ev’ry sin and set me free.
I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;
fulfill Thy Word and make me pure within.
Fill me with fire where once I burned with shame;
grant my desire to magnify Thy name.
Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;
fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord—in me abide.
O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
send a revival—start the work in me.
Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need;
for blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 251
Hymn of the Day: CLEANSE ME - J. Edwin Orr, 1912–1988
This hymn is from New Zealand which is sung to the Maori Song of Farewell:
Search me, O God, and know my heart today;
try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
cleanse me from ev’ry sin and set me free.
I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;
fulfill Thy Word and make me pure within.
Fill me with fire where once I burned with shame;
grant my desire to magnify Thy name.
Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;
fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord—in me abide.
O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
send a revival—start the work in me.
Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need;
for blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 251
Today's Comments: I am reminded of David's confession of sin before God, after he had Uriah the Hittite killed and took Bathsheba as his wife. For even that, God forgave David. If we confess our sins, God forgives us. If we do not confess and hold our sins to ourselves, how can we expect to have any relationship with God at all. As a nation, as a church, and as individuals, we have a lot of confessing to do before God.
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