Message #11 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
"Praying for Protection"

by Kaye Johns

Have you ever felt guilty long after you have confessed a sin? If your heart was right; if you agreed that what you did was wrong and were sorry; if you received God’s mercy and asked for His strength to turn away from that sin -- and still feel guilty, even though you’ve not committed the sin again, that’s not from the Lord.

In 1 John 1:9 He promises, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins...." We know from Jeremiah 31:34 that God says, "...I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." If God is not remembering our sins, He is certainly not accusing us after He has forgiven them.

So who is accusing us? Rev. 12:10 tells us Satan is "...the accuser of our brothers.... They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony..." [Rev. 12:10-11]. We don’t have to put up with Satan’s accusations. Our victory over Satan is through the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony, the truth of God’s Word. If we confess, He forgives. If He forgives, He forgets.

Guilt can cause us to feel depressed and worthless, but the truth is we are priceless, for Christ died for us while we were yet sinners [Romans 5:8]. We have victory over the accuser when we claim the protection of the blood of the Lamb and declare the truth of His Word in Christ’s name, through prayer.

Pray with me now -- Father, let the truth of Your Word overcome the accuser in our lives. Protect us with the blood of the Lamb, in Jesus’ powerful name, amen.

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