There's a verse found in Proverbs 28 that shows us the importance of confession and repentance. We sometimes seem to think that confession of sin is only for the time we accept Christ as our personal Savior but I have to tell you that we are instructed to confess each day our wrongdoings.

Proverbs 28:13, "He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion."

Confess and Forsake. Acknowledge and Turn away from. Do not hide the sin in your life, don't conceal it but rather confess it.

He plainly says that unless we confess and forsake the sin in our life we will not prosper. This is nothing more than a good reminder for us today to check our life to see if there be any sin that might be hindering us from moving to where God is.

You have to understand that sin and God can not be in the same place. So if we want to get closer to God we are going to have to remove the sin that is found inside us. We may have it hid from the pastor, the church and our family but we can hide nothing from Almighty God.

Confess and Forsake that sin that is in your life.

Prayer: "Lord, we want so much to be closer to you and we understand to do this we must remove the sin that is in our life. Help us today to confess and forsake that which is not right in our life."