Our Daily Forgiveness for Sins, Part 2 (TMF:1262)

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Peace to Live By: Our Daily Forgiveness for Sins, Part 2 (TMF:1262) - Daniel Litton
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       So, some sins that we commit will be just one time occurrences, while others will involve continuing struggles that we have. Now I think that most often we know what our sins are as we have compiled an internal list that we are going to take to God when we pray. And sometimes we just ask God for forgiveness on the spot right after we do the wrong. Nonetheless, I think this section of our Lord’s prayer also encourages us to spend time in reflection in our minds to consider any sins we may have committed that we haven’t realized we’ve done, or that we are guilty of. Sometimes as we consider the last 24 hours, or however long it’s been since we’ve confessed sin to God, we notice something that we haven’t noticed before—a way in which we sinned against God or against another person. The Holy Spirit may be bringing this situation to our minds. Meditation, then, on our own personal conduct is a significant part to identifying sin in our lives, confessing it to God, and then seeking to act differently the next time. It is in this way that we improve our lives and become more pleasing to God, more and more like Christ.