Last week, I mentioned the first part of the ACTS structure of prayer, which is adoration. Today, I want to mention the second part, which is confession. Confession has a place in public worship, where confession is made in a corporate sense.
In addition, it can be used as a part of prayer- anytime and anywhere. If we have been adoring and praising God at the opening of our prayer, then we can in humility confess our sin. This confessing also helps to establish our relationship with God after giving praise. We then remove any pride we might have in ourselves.
In my own prayer life, this part of praying usually entails what has been done in the last 24 hours that has been sin. Of course, I realize it is only those things for which I am aware, though there are many other sins.
Confession helps us to experience the forgiveness that comes from God. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. " 1 John 1:9
How much confessing do you do in your own prayer life? Might it be worthwhile to implement it more in your prayers?
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- Rev. Martin W. Pauschke
- I have been pastor at Savior Divine since July 2004. Prior to my current position, I had served at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Maywood, IL, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Runnemede, NJ. I graduated from Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, IN, with a concentration in musicology and graduated from Concordia Seminary in Exile (Christ Seminary - Seminex) in St. Louis, MO. I received a D. Min. degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
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