God speaks today Friday | December 26, 2025

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them. (Psalm 35:5)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
Faustino de Jesús Zamora Vargas

The joy of forgiveness

The author reflects on their experience of confessing and repenting their sins to God and finding forgiveness and joy in their life. They encourage readers to do the same, reminding them that unconfessed sin can rob them of joy and lead them to sadness and misery. The author also reminds readers that God is forgiving and merciful, and that confessing and repenting their sins can bring them closer to God and give them a sense of direction and perspective in their life. They encourage readers to surrender their hearts to God and experience the joy of a forgiven life. Read more...


Cross Reference

I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. (Psalm 32:5)
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13)
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. (Psalm 51:2)
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)

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