| Excuse or Confess |
“O my God, I am ashamed and blush
to lift up my face to Thee” (Ezra 9:6). |
| Too many believers have a cavalier or high-handed attitude about sin. They say: |
| “I’m only human.” |
| “I’m not the first one to do that.” |
| “That’s not so bad.” |
| “Everyone does it.” |
| “There are far worse things.” |
| …And on and on it goes! |
| These are simply excuses to justify an unwillingness to repent and turn from that sin. Ezra addresses the subject of true repentance — our heart cries because of sin — we are “ashamed,” and “blush” to even tell God what He already knows but wants us to acknowledge and turn from. |
| King David, in his confession, said, “Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight” (Psalm 51:4). |
| John writes, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins” (1 John 1:9). |
| Are we excusing or confessing? |
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