Confess To the Almighty... Cindy Oriol

What does it mean to confess to the Lord Almighty? It’s accepting His mercy and grace through Him forgiving us for doing wrong. It is cleansing our heart, mind, and soul. We all have muck in our thoughts, so often we keep it locked inside. It just keeps festering and continues to grow. It can eat us alive if we do not go to Him and repent.

For our relationship with Him to grow, we should be truly open. It is a very important part of our journey and it strengthens our walk with Him. Once we come humbly to the throne of grace, we repent of our sins, ask for His forgiveness, and for Him to show us where we need to change our lives to be one with Him. We accept His mercy and forgiveness and walk away clothed in His love for us. Then and only then can we find peace.

He went to the cross on Calvary to die for our sins. We are forgiven and never have to walk in darkness again; instead, we can walk in the light of Jesus. We are washed in the lamb’s blood, Jesus Christ’s blood. There will never be a greater love than this.

In the book of Hebrews, which is found in the Bible, we read that without the shedding of the blood, there is no forgiveness. We also sing a song in our church that tells us nothing but the blood of Jesus can cleanse our sins.

Satan, the father of lies, tells us differently. He begins by telling us accusations against Christ’s love for us. He makes us feel so guilty by saying that even a small white lie does not need to be confessed. But it does, because this kind of sin, even though it is small, is still a sin in Jesus’s eyes. We still feel guilty and sometimes it can haunt our thoughts even more than a big lie. Another thing Satan is guilty of is tormenting our minds so badly that the idea of suicide is brought to our thoughts and some have even taken their lives.

One thing that can deepen our walk with Jesus is being humble. To realize that none of this is about us, it is all about Him. It takes a humble person to admit they can not do things on their own. For example, when we have done something wonderful in our life, like when I became an author. I did not accomplish that on my own. I had the help of the Holy Spirit and I could never have done it if it was not for Him. I always make sure to give Him all the glory, honor, and praise.

His grace and mercy are what save us. We can not live without Him. If we try, then we are hopeless. Trust that He is aware of the trials and storms we are going through and know that He is the one carrying you through them and will answer in His perfect timing.

We must live for Him, not against Him. I can not express enough words to convey how important it is to have Jesus in all of our lives. I have needed Him to be my strength, my rock to cling to, and to shelter me in my times of woe and pain.

It takes being humble to admit when you are wrong. It is difficult, but we need to remember that Jesus has forgiven us for our sins, so we must do the same. A humble person wants to serve the Lord first. Jesus also wants us to serve others in His name.

To humble yourself before the Lord is to admit that we are not perfect, only He is. It also means to trust that He has laid out a plan for our future, where we are only on this earth for a little while and then we will reign in Heaven with Him for the rest of our lives.

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8 NIV)

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” (James 4:10 NIV)

In Christ’s love,Cindy

Cindy Oriol

Cindy Oriol is the author of “IF ONLY” and “ HAVING JOY IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM.” They were written by the Holy Spirit and me to encourage anyone that is going through a storm in their life. No matter how many storms we have to endure as long as we hold tight to Jesus we can make it through anything.