Revelation of the Word:
Revelation of the Word 23/06/2025 Admin
THEME: REPENTANCE
1 John 1:8-10 NIV
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.”
INSIGHT
–Apostle John in his first letter reminds us of the imperfect human nature and need for repentance. We learn that the one who claims to be sinlessness deceives themselves and lacks the truth in their hearts. The first step in repentance is then to acknowledge our sinful nature then to confess our sins by submitting to God’s mercy which should be a continuous process. This affirms our ongoing battle with sin caused by temptations that are usually not far reaching. Therefore, there is need for confession that catalyzes forgiveness and cleansing since God is faithful and just to honor His word, even when our sin seems overwhelming.
PRAYER
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love, according to Your great compassion, blot my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight; so You are right in Your verdict and justified when You judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Yet You desired faithfulness even in the womb; You taught me wisdom in that secret place. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Amen
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Further reading: Psalms 51:1-12