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Awesome in its scope. So maybe you're hearing this verse for the first time.

Maybe this verse is very familiar to you.

But just contemplate what God is saying here to you and to me in his word that if we confess

our sins, our rebellion against him, our violation of his word, our distrust of him, our defaming

of him, our dishonor toward him that deserves eternal wrath. Like one sin. Think Romans 5,

one sin brought condemnation to all men. The effect of one sin cannot be measured.

Yet God is saying here, if we confess our sins, he is faithful. Meaning,

mark it down. You can count on this. God will be faithful and just to forgive us our sins.

How does that work? How can justice be forgiveness? Like justice towards sinners is judgment.

Justice towards sinners is eternal wrath, yet here justice is described as forgiveness.

How is that possible? That is only possible because of the one who is emphasized in the verses

all the way leading up to this in 1 John 1, Jesus Christ, the one who died on a cross to pay the

price for our sins and rose from the grave and victory over sin. Romans chapter 4, he was delivered

over to death for our sins and raised the life for our justification. That Romans chapter 3, God

is just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus through faith in Jesus,

justice means forgiveness of our sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness. No more stain,

no more shame of sin. You are cleansed. Would you just receive this in a fresh way today,

all who have confessed your sinfulness before God and as you sin to be quick to confess your sin

and to remember God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness. You know what I'm going to do every once in a while? I'll do something like this

on this podcast. I just want to give some space for you to pause wherever you are right now

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