a sincere heart. a heart that does not conceal anything
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““And forgive us our And forgive us our sins as we forgive sins as we forgive those who have those who have
sinned against us.” sinned against us.”
Proverbs 28:13, Proverbs 28:13, “Whoever conceals “Whoever conceals his transgressions his transgressions
will not prosper, but will not prosper, but he who confesses he who confesses and forsakes them and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”will obtain mercy.”
Acts 3:19, “Repent, Acts 3:19, “Repent, then, and turn to then, and turn to God, so that your God, so that your sins may be wiped sins may be wiped out, that times of out, that times of
refreshing may come refreshing may come from the Lord.”from the Lord.”
Acts 3:19, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of times of
refreshing refreshing may come from the Lord.”
““Therefore, brothers, Therefore, brothers, since we have since we have
confidence to enter confidence to enter the Most Holy Place the Most Holy Place
by the blood of Jesus, by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living by a new and living way opened for usway opened for us
through the curtain, through the curtain, that is, his body, and that is, his body, and
since we have a since we have a great priest over the great priest over the
house of God,house of God,
let us draw near to let us draw near to God with a sincere God with a sincere
heart in full heart in full assurance of faith, assurance of faith, having our heartshaving our hearts
sprinkled to cleanse sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty us from a guilty conscience and conscience and
having our bodies having our bodies washed with pure washed with pure
water.”water.”
A sincere heart is A sincere heart is one that is not one that is not
concealing anything.concealing anything.
First, this awesome First, this awesome privilege of privilege of
fellowshipping with fellowshipping with God is provided ONLY God is provided ONLY
by the blood of by the blood of Christ.Christ.
Second, not only did Second, not only did Jesus make our Jesus make our
salvation available salvation available but now He serves as but now He serves as
our High Priest.our High Priest.
This word for This word for confidence actually confidence actually means we can have means we can have
the assurance to the assurance to enter into the enter into the
presence of God with presence of God with freedom to speak to freedom to speak to
Him.Him.
1 John 5:14, “This is 1 John 5:14, “This is the confidence we the confidence we
have in approaching have in approaching God: that if we ask God: that if we ask anything according anything according to his will, he hears to his will, he hears
us.” us.”
Because of what Because of what Jesus has done in Jesus has done in
your life you get to your life you get to spend time with the spend time with the King of the Universe! King of the Universe!
Whether or not you Whether or not you know it, God is know it, God is
always with you. always with you.
If I rise on the wings If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I of the dawn, if I
settle on the far side settle on the far side of the sea, of the sea,
even there your even there your hand will guide me, hand will guide me, your right hand will your right hand will
hold me fast.”hold me fast.”
That can be That can be extremely bad news extremely bad news or extremely good or extremely good
news.news.
YOU CHOOSE.YOU CHOOSE.
““If anyone is thirsty, let If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and him come to me and
drink. Whoever drink. Whoever believes in me, as the believes in me, as the
Scripture has said, Scripture has said, streams of living water streams of living water
will flow from within will flow from within him.” him.”
“If anyone is thirsty, let If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and him come to me and
drink. drink. Whoever believes in me, as the
Scripture has said, streams of living water
will flow from within him.”
Where do you go for Where do you go for fulfillment and joy fulfillment and joy and happiness? and happiness?
You will become like You will become like a fountain-a fountain-
OVERFLOWING with OVERFLOWING with fulfillment. fulfillment.