1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
When you refuse to come and ask for forgiveness you voluntarily walk out from under God’s protection. The protection you once had is no longer available. Before you walked away from the protection of the Lord, you did not receive some of the attacks of the enemy. God was preventing Satan from bringing them to you, because of a wall of protection that was put around you. As soon as you walk away, the wall of protection is no longer available. You now find that the attacks of the enemy seem to be coming on you in a greater way. Exodus 34:7 tells you that even though His mercy and kindness reaches out generation after generation, it will not clear the guilty. Only your faith in the sacrifice of Jesus will permit God to clear you.
Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It’s a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. The Lord is in the cleaning business, not the whitewashing business!
