Into The Light

"Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy"- Proverbs 28:13 (NIV).

You've made a mistake, you've sinned, maybe on purpose, maybe by accident. If you hide the mistake, maybe no one will every know, and you can move on with your life...like nothing every happened. Darkness cannot stand against light. Even the smallest light reveals the things hidden in darkness, especially sin. When I think of darkness, a dungeon comes to mind; one filled with shackles and bars, cold, clammy, and wet. Any soul found in such a place would have to be malnourished and depressed; a sick soul. I've heard people express true gratitude once their sin was finally out in the open, into the light. The truth had set them free from the enslavement that sin holds over its victims. Confessing our sins, getting them out on the altar before God, allows His mercy and forgiveness to restore, and heal, our soul. How many people continue to hide their sins and still drag around those condemning chains. You know Who has the key to freedom? Jesus. A sin, is a sin, is a sin. Confess it, shake off those chains, and come up out of the darkness into the light. Jesus said He came to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and to set the captive free (Luke 4:18).