Psalm 66:18-19
18If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not
have listened; 19but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Don’t you love the “but God”? The “but God” is evidence by the psalmist
that God is still in control and He can still change things around. The problem
that often hinders God is your unconfessed sin. Yes, it’s been said. How so? The sinful thoughts, words and deeds
that you have not confessed to God is your unconfessed sin. That’s the sin that
blocks your prayers. They’re the prayers your pray to get out of a mess, the
prayers you pray for relief and blessings. Why should God bless you when you
can’t even admit to what you did or thought five minutes ago? God already knows you did it but not saying
it to Him is like lies of omission. Deliberately not telling the truth is a lie
of omission. Your unconfession is like saying to God that you’re okay with what
you did and you don’t care that He’s not.
Is that not the definition of cherishing sin in your heart? The psalmist
already said it. Yes, we all have Jesus but if you refuse to confess, there’s
no real conversation. The way to start the conversation is to confess the sin
with sincerity and ask for forgiveness.
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