Only God Can Forgive
Confessed Sins are Forgiven To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him. Daniel 9:9. Do not look to men, nor hang your hopes upon them, feeling that they are infallible, but look to Jesus constantly. Say nothing that would cast a reproach upon our faith. Confess your secret […]
Search Me and Know My Heart
Conviction of Sin Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23, 24. Nothing is more treacherous than the deceitfulness of sin. It is the god of this world that deludes, […]
Holy Spirit Brings Conviction
Conviction of Sin And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. John 16:8. It is the privilege of every Christian to enjoy the deep movings of the Spirit of God. A sweet, heavenly peace will pervade the mind, and you will love to meditate upon […]
I Acknowledge My Transgression
Conviction of Sin For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Psalm 51:3. Thorough conversion is necessary among those who profess to believe the truth, in order for them to follow Jesus and obey the will of God—not a submission born of circumstances, as was that of the terrified Israelites when […]
I Will Declare My Iniquity
Conviction of Sin For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. Psalm 38:18. A little time spent in sowing your wild oats, dear young friends, will produce a crop that will imbitter your whole life; an hour of thoughtlessness—once yielding to temptation—may turn the whole current of your life in […]
My Foolishness Is Known to God
Conviction of Sin O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. Psalm 69:5. We may flatter ourselves that we are free from many things of which others are guilty; but if we have some strong points of character, and but one weak point, there is yet a communion between […]
