Daily Devotionals Matt. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Confession is talking. Confession is the unloading of the darkness we carry with us. To not confess means we must live in darkness, dirt, and contamination of our heart and soul.
Sin pollutes our souls and destroys our spiritual heart.
When we confess, we speak the truth about our life and ourselves. This self-confrontation or honesty about our lives brings with it a purification or cleansing from God. We cannot walk around on earth in sinful ignorance. We can pretend we have not gone astray from what God wants from us, but we cannot pretend without paying a heavy price. Confession requires not only the confrontation of our falling short but also the speaking up about it.