Confess Your Faults One to Another

[Thompson, Darryl]

Confess Your Faults One to Another 

     Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that
ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man
availeth much. James 5:16  

     I am instructed to urge upon our people most earnestly the
necessity of religion in the home. Among the members of the household
there is ever to be a kind, thoughtful consideration. Morning and
evening let all hearts be united in reverent worship. At the season of
evening worship let every member of the family search well his own
heart. Let every wrong that has been committed be made right. If during
the day, one has wronged another or spoken unkindly, let the
transgressor seek pardon of the one he has injured. Often grievances are
cherished in the mind, and misunderstandings and heartaches are created
that need not be. If the one who is suspected of wrong be given an
opportunity, he might be able to make explanations that would bring
relief to other members of the family.  

     "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,"
that ye may be healed of all spiritual infirmities, that sinful
dispositions may be changed. Make diligent work for eternity. Pray most
earnestly to the Lord and hold fast to the faith. Trust not in the arm
of flesh, but trust implicitly in the Lord's guidance. Let each one now
say, "As for me, I will come out, and be separate from the world. I will
serve the Lord with full purpose of heart." . . .  

     The Lord will show His loving favor to those who will keep His
commandments. The Word, the living Word, received and obeyed, will be a
savor of life unto life. The reception of the truth will regenerate and
cleanse the sinful heart.  

     This work of individual purification of character cannot be safely
delayed. . . . With confession and prayer, take your stand to be wholly
the Lord's henceforth and forever. . . . We cannot afford to delay this
work of confession and humbling of soul, that our offerings may be
acceptable unto God. Fullness of joy is to be found in an entire
surrender to God. 

>From My Life Today - Page 32