Sin takes a major toll on us physically and emotionally. And we all sin: Rom 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. But I think we tend to underestimate the impact of unconfessed sin. We have been tricked by our enemy, the devil, to believe that even small unconfessed sins are: not a big deal and if we ignore it…it will fix itself over time…or it will eventually be forgotten…or its initial impact will dissipate. But unconfessed sin will take a life long toll on our body as long as it remains silent before an all knowing God. There are many implications of unconfessed sin, but let’s take a look at two.
Ps 31:10 & 32:3-5 “For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity” & “For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.”
Unconfessed sin takes a toll on our physical body. These verses in Psalm talk about David’s physical anguish because of his sin. He says that his strength fails and his bones waste away. Keeping our iniquities unspoken to God, will initially and continually wear us down. In our day to day life we will be weak, tired and feel unrest. We like to attribute our physical fatigue to many things, but how often do we consider unconfessed sin as a factor?
Unconfessed sin takes a toll on our spirit. There is an internal impact of sin that is embedded deep down inside of us. It robs us of experiencing joy and rest in our souls. We have all experienced unrest in our soul, and we can feel its literal impact. But do we ever consider the root of soulful fatigue to be an unrepentant heart?
Take time now to look into your life, actions, and heart. Do you have sins that you know are there, but you hide them from God? Because of pride and shame, do you refuse to humble yourself and confess your sin before a loving and forgiving God? Jesus rose from the dead to defeat that which causes us so much pain, fatigue and sorrow. He’s waiting at the door of our hearts with arms open wide. He longs for us to surrender our unrighteousness, humble ourselves, and confess to Him our need of forgiveness from the sins that plague us. Will you allow God to free you today?
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