"True Confession"

October 30, 2023 Daily Devotion: "True Confession" James 4:8 New International Version 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. True confession means agreeing with the Lord about sin, and it is inseparably linked with repentance; they’re two sides of the same coin. In the Greek, repent literally means “a change of mind,” so to repent is to turn our back upon wrong and change our actions. In practical terms, to confess and repent requires the intentional decision to say, “By the Holy Spirit’s power, I’m turning away.” Satan will still tempt you, and failure remains a possibility. But God can break the chains of your sin, and He wants to set you free—free to live the abundant life.