Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-14
Confess Your Sins.


The following is from one of Mr.. Moody's
sermons in Boston 81 have received quite
a number of letters since we had that meet
ing in fremont Temple and spoke on the
words Search me and try me- and they
want to know to whom they should confess
it. WE'LL will say all sin is against God
and therefore must be confessed to God
When there are sins which are committed in
public or known in public, they ought to
be confessed as publicly as they are com
mitted when there are sins against indi-
viduals, those ought to be confessed to in-
dividuals. In the fifth chapter of James,
sixteenth verse, it says: Confess your faults
one to another If have any trouble with
a man have got to go to him and confess
my fault and get his forgiveness. need
not parade it before the church or the world
If it has been personal matter am to go
to that man and be reconciled with him
Then he will have confidence in my piety,
and if get up and pray he will say That
is true man, he sinned against me, but he
confessed his fault Then | have power
with him But if | go OH covering up my
sins, God is not going to bless me. There
are great many people who have got an
idea that they can just do that by attending
revival meetings and going to church and
singing hymns, singing pretty loud and pray
ing pretty loud, and covering it up. Don't
you be mistaken, you cannot serve God that
way, that way is an abomination to God
God wants you to put away your sins and
then your service is acceptable. 1t is not
sacrifice that God wants so much as it is to
have us turn from our sins, be faithful and
confess our sins | remember being in a
place some few years ago, and on one side of
the desk was mother; she was very anxious
about her sins. she was greatly troubled
about her sins and wanted to get to Christ.
On the other side of the platform was her
daughter. They were very wealthy family,
perhaps the wealthiest in that town, and it
had been known for a year that there had
been quarrel between that mother and her
daughter, that they would not speak to each
other on the street, would have nothing to
do with each other, and they wanted, both
of them, to become Christians. | said 8 |
don't see how you can unless you are willing
to forgive each other, and as it is public
matter, and every one knows it, you had bet
ter ask each Others forgiveness right in the
meeting Well, the mother started. but the
daughter was not quite so ready as the
mother, but the daughter saw her coming,
and she started and met her, and right there
in that public audience they asked each
others forgiveness; they confessed their
fault one to another and to me it was one
of the most touching things in my life, it
was the most powerful sermon ever preached
in that town there was a sob all over the
into conviction then, and to inquire, What
must do TO be saved p Confess your faults
one to another. If you can thiuk of any one
you have had any difficulty with, go and have
that thing Strengthened out and be recon
ciled, and then see how quick God will
answer your prayer. He says in the first
epistle of John, the first chapter and the
ninth verse If we confess our sins He is
faithful and just to forgive would like
to emphasize that little V If we confess
our sins How is God going TO forgive our
sins If we don't confess them ? Suppose
should go home to-day and find my boy had
told me lie, and he has covered it up and
he don't think that | know it, he thinks il
is all hid from Inc. When he is very affec.
tionate and some one has given him beauti-
full present, which he thinks great deal Of
and his conscience is troubling him so and
he wants to cover up that sin and he says,
Papa some one has made me that present
and want to give 1t TO YOU do you think
that would be acceptable to me, although
it might be a great sacrifice for him to
do itP ] wouldn't want that. There is
just one thing would want that boy to do,
| would want him to confess that sin. Now
what God wants is to have His children
confess their sins. Then come with your
prayers and thank offerings, and then make
sacrifices If you want to, then show your
love. But the first true test of love and obe,
dience is that we shall confess our sins
Now let us read that if we confess our sins
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousne &
If we say that we have not sinned we make
Him liar and His word is not in us
pity man or woman who think they have
not snned. He charges the very angels
with falling the stars are not pure in His
sight, and what we want is TO bring every
hidden sin to light. Out with it, confess il
to God and see how quick He will put il
away"
"THAT's the smallest horse ever saw, II
said countryman on viewing Shetland
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