The weight of unconfessed and hidden sins is very heavy on the soul of man; heavier than any physical weight, for it affects the mind. Laden with guilt, the soul suffers the torment it surfaces, controlling the emotions and the thoughts. In the absence of peace there will be fear, worry and anxiety. Meanwhile, the body’s organs are affected. Worries weakens the stomach; fear weakens the kidneys; stress weakens the heart; anger and frustration weaken the liver and grief weakens the lungs. Psalm 38:3 David writes, “there is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; neither is there any health or rest in my bones because of my sin.” The bones are affected by sin and stress; so, happy thoughts and emotions equal healthy body and bones. But the negative emotions as in stress and anxiety damage the arteries and other organs and the bones. What David expressed was the result of unconfessed sin in his life. He said, “My moisture was turned into the drought of summer.” Since the kidneys are affected by fear, David was dealing with fear; The main purpose of the kidneys is to filter the blood and maintain the electrolytes balance in the body. David’s suffered the effect of fear lodged in his kidneys because of his unconfessed sin. This is a true picture of how and what destroy our health. Sin is the link to all our diseases.
In sin we were born and in sin we live and die. Without God’s unmerited favor, the destiny of mankind is hell. Sin, the foundation of all miseries coming to men, is dark, rooted in wickedness and evil and in iniquity. Finding room in the heart, it governs and controls it, keeping men separated from the forgiveness of God, when pride rises its head not to conform to God’s laws. When the conscience accuses, sin makes sure to harden the heart to its destruction. Without God’s forgiveness, men are lost forever. The prayer of David, when repenting of his sins of adultery and homicide shows a contrite heart acknowledging the iniquity of his sins. A contrite heart the Lord will not forsake. He said, “I acknowledged my sin to You (God), and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Lord and then You forgave me the guilt and iniquity of my sin” (Ps. 32:5). Confessed sins brings much needed relief to the soul. David said, “blessed is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon Him; blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit” (Ps. 32:1-2). Although, we were born in sin, we are responsible for our actions. Knowing what is right and not doing it, we commit sin. This is sin of omission. The Bible confirms in James 4:17: “Any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.” The sin of omission is not without consequences. The consequences of this sin may cause us to regret, consequently, bringing us to repentance.
Our Lord YAHSHUA established the Covenant of blood, when He offered His life as a sacrifice to ransom us from the power of our sins. This opened heaven’s door to all who receive Him as Lord and Savior to enter His presence at any time in repentance and contrition of spirit to receive His forgiveness. The apostle John says, “If we admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:9). When we are confronted with the voice of reason (conscience), we must submit to its accusation when we are harboring unconfessed sins. If not, it will silence its voice and we are left with a hardened and unforgiven heart, leading us to diseases and spiritually handicapped. It is true that YAHSHUA has forgiven our past sins, but it is true also that we hold responsible to Him to confess and agree with Him that we have sinned in order to deserve His forgiveness. It is not asking for forgiveness that we are forgiven; it is by confessing our sins, naming them one by one that we receive the relief of His forgiveness. At the feet of the cross that He bore in our stead, it is a good place to start, if you have not yet accepted Him as your Savior and Lord. Forgiveness loosens the chains of guilt and iniquity. You can experience this freedom today and be free indeed. Whatever sin is holding you prisoner to disease, take to YAHSHUA and repent of it with confession, believing that He is able to forgive you of all your sins and cleanse you of all iniquity with His precious blood shed for you about two thousand years ago.
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