When was the last time you heard someone in a meeting say, "That was my responsibility.  I dropped the ball." King David was a great sinner, but he was also a great confesor.  He owned up to his sin.  Psalm 32 offers believers a model for confession. 

PSALM 32:1-5 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

How happy is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How happy is the man the Lord does not charge with sin, and in whose spirit is no deceit! When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the summer's heat. Selah Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah

In Business Terms

[Unless I make an effort to confess my sins to God,] I can muddle on in my interaction with him for weeks, even years. John writes, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9, HCSB).

I've discovered that my fellowship with God is restored when my confession is specific. Each sin needs individual attention. Today my confession model is simple. When I realize I have sinned, I detail to God what I did and then say, "I agree with you that what I did was wrong." I ask God to forgive me and then affirm my intention never to commit that sin again. I pray on a regular basis the prayer in Psalm 139: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way" (vv. 23:24, HCSB).

I wait quietly for God to bring unconfessed sin to my attention. The Holy Spirit is very specific: "At 4 P.M. last Tuesday, Roger, you did this and this and this."

- Roger Barrier

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