CONFESSION
Today's reading: Jeremiah 1-6

What comes to mind when you hear the word 'confession'?

Do you see the dimly lit closet holding an errant parishioner on one side and a priest on the other?

Do you see the child with his hand in the cookie jar?

Do you see the handwritten statement given by someone charged with a crime?

Do you see yourself? Do you see yourself broken? Embarrassed? Ashamed? Do you see yourself actually guilt-ridden for having committed what it is you must confess?

Let me guess, you've never gone quite that far with your thoughts? In all honesty, neither had I --until I read a portion of today's Scripture reading.

"Only acknowledge your guilt. Admit that you rebelled against the Lord your God and committed adultery against him by worshiping idols under every green tree. Confess that you refused to follow me. I, the Lord, have spoken!" Jeremiah 3:13 NLT

Guilt. Charges of sinfulness. Acknowledging that I chose, I chose, not to follow the Lord's leading. I chose to refuse.

Confession is coming alongside God on His assessment of my heart. Confession, the kind that will change your life and show regret for former actions, is not pretty...but it's necessary!