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A clear conscience before God and others. Improved sleep habits. A better sense of your strengths and weaknesses. A growing intimacy with God. Stronger self-control. Increasing likeness to Jesus Christ. These are just some of the benefits that come from learning to confess our sins in prayer and doing it regularly.<\/p>\n

These days, however, confession is seldom talked about and even less frequently practiced, even by the most experienced and mature followers of Jesus. But it is still possible to learn how to confess well, particularly by following the example of King David.<\/p>\n

Psalm 51 in the Bible has long been identified with David and his devastating sin with Bathsheba and the exposure of that sin by the prophet Nathan. It certainly tracks well with the biblical account of that episode (see 2 Samuel 11-12). It also provides seven keys to remember in confessing our own sins:<\/p>\n

1) Remember God\u2019s nature.<\/strong>
\nDavid began his psalm, \u201cHave mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions\u201d (Psalm 51:1, NIV). The basis of our confession is God\u2019s unfailing love and willingness to forgive. Nothing else. Not our past \u201crighteousness\u201d or imagined worthiness. Not any mitigating circumstances. Only God\u2019s nature.<\/p>\n

Read More: 4 Ways to Pray Yourself Clean<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

2) Call it what it is.<\/strong>
\nDavid prayed, \u201cWash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me\u201d (Psalm 51:2-3, NIV). He called sin \u201csin.\u201d He didn\u2019t whitewash it or excuse it. He didn\u2019t refer to it as a \u201cmistake.\u201d It gets us nowhere to use \u201cweasel words\u201d in confessing. <\/p>\n

3) Take full responsibility.<\/strong>
\nDavid used the word \u201cmy\u201d five times in the first three verses of Psalm 51: \u201cmy transgressions,\u201d \u201cmy iniquity,\u201d \u201cmy sin,\u201d \u201cmy transgressions,\u201d and \u201cmy sin\u201d (Psalm 51:1-3, NIV). Sure, he\u2019s repeating himself. But he\u2019s blaming no one but himself, which is key to a good and thorough confession.<\/p>\n

4) Get specific.<\/strong>
\nDavid went on to pray, \u201cAgainst you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge\u201d (Psalm 51:4, NIV). If the background of Psalm 51 is David\u2019s sin with Bathsheba, then I can think of at least three people he sinned against, in addition to God (Uriah, Bathsheba, and the child of David and Bathsheba, who died in infancy). But all sin is first and foremost against God, so perhaps David\u2019s focus is correct if not comprehensive (like the prodigal son in Jesus\u2019 story, who said, \u201cFather, I have sinned against heaven and against you\u201d (Luke 15:21, NIV).<\/p>\n

5) Claim God\u2019s forgiveness.<\/strong>
\nAfter confessing his sin, David makes a catalog of requests:<\/p>\n

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;<\/p>\n

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<\/p>\n

Let me hear joy and gladness;<\/p>\n

let the bones you have crushed rejoice.<\/p>\n

Hide your face from my sins<\/p>\n

and blot out all my iniquity.<\/p>\n

Create in me a pure heart, O God,<\/p>\n

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.<\/p>\n

Do not cast me from your presence<\/p>\n

or take your Holy Spirit from me (Psalm 51:7-11, NIV).<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the New Testament writer of 1 John promised, \u201cIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness\u201d (1 John 1:9, NIV). He drew a straight line from confession to forgiveness and cleansing. He didn\u2019t say we need to plead or beg or cajole; we simply confess and God freely forgives.<\/p>\n

6) Renew your commitment.<\/strong>
\nDavid seems to be on a roll in his penitential psalm. He goes on to make further requests of God: \u201cRestore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me\u201d (Psalm 51:12, NIV). Once we have confessed our sins and laid hold of God\u2019s free and full forgiveness, it is only appropriate to renew our commitment to Him and seek the joy of His presence.<\/p>\n

7) Move on to other prayers.<\/strong>
\nFinally, David seems to move beyond confession to praise and petition in his psalm. He declares his intention to \u201cteach transgressors your ways\u201d (v. 13). He asks God to open his lips in praise (v. 15). He asks God to prosper Zion and \u201cbuild up the walls of Jerusalem\u201d (v. 18). Similarly, when we have confessed well, we will find that praise and petition flows from our lips more naturally and abundantly than before, as the overflow of a clean heart and a renewed spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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