Hebrews 3 | Prayer Prompts

For the believer and non-believer, confession is a powerful tool. For the believer especially, it is particularly effective in spiritual matters. Now I am not talking about confession as addressing sin. In the Greek, the word for confession means simply, "to say the same as." We confess Jesus as Lord. We confess the Lord as victorious. Yes, we also confess our sins to Him. But we can confess the work He has done.

This morning, take time in confession. Acknowledge who Scripture says He is. Even if you don't feel like it is true, take Scripture and confess what it says. I have had to do this many times. I will share a personal testimony concerning this.

Not very many months ago, I was severely struggling with the concept of the love of God for me specifically. I became so good at juggling so many Scripture references that would act as proof that the Lord did not, would not, and could not love me. I brazenly ignored many other passages or would use the Bible against the Bible. How deceived I was! I read through a book that directly confronted this practice and I was pierced through. I did not feel like God loved me. But the truth was in front of me. Instead of approaching that time of prayer with grief and hardness in my heart, I instead confessed, "God, thank you for loving me more than anything or anyone ever could. Thank you for loving me in your holiness. Thank you for loving me enough to send your Son on my behalf. Thank you for loving me enough to be reconciled to me. Thank you for wanting me." Those felt contrary to where I was at, but it was truth. The hardness of my heart began to fall off. What was once impossible for me to grasp is now the heartbeat that I live every day by. So let us confess the greatness of our Lord this morning!