"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
So, here is what leaped out at me. That word "FORGIVE." In the Greek, the word is athiemi... which means, "to let go."
The metaphor for sin in the Old Testament is one of WEIGHT. Sins are seen as a burden that weighs a person down. In the New Testament, the metaphor is seen as a DEBT.
If you have ever been in debt, you know the incredible burden that is on you. You wait to open the bills... dreading the moment. And, you know that there is no easy way out. It is similar with sin. You OWE an unpayable debt. Your conscience, your mind, even your body is weighed down with a debt you cannot pay.
So, what is the good news? It is this... your debt, your weight, is "let go" by God. If you will confess your sin as sin, you can be free!!!
Thanks Jesus, for making us FREE!
