Psalm 32:5 (NET)
Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, “I will confess my rebellious acts to the LORD.” And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)
Confess, in Hebrew, yadah, meaning to throw or cast.
I throw my rebellious thoughts and deeds at the foot of the heavenly throne, where everyone can see them. God sees and chooses to forgive. 
James 5:16 (AMPC)
Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart].
Confess, in Greek, exomologeó, “fully agree, whole-heartedly acknowledge.” Not just to God, but to others.
Lord God, give me the insight to be honest with myself about my sin, and give me the strength to be honest with others. Restore my soul. 
1 John 1:9 (NIRV)
If we confess our sins,
he will forgive our sins.
Confess, in Greek, homologeó, meaning to be of one mind. When I confess my sin, I’m of one mind with God.
I’ve sinned.
Honest to God. Honest with God. Forgiven by God.
Trees applaud.
Skies proclaim.
Seas shout.
“Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name,
In earth, and sky, and sea.”
Reginald Heber, 1826
Psalm 98:7-8 (ISV)
Let the sea and everything in it shout,
along with the world and its inhabitants;
let the rivers clap their hands in unison;
and let the mountains sing for joy.
The sea shouts for joy, and the rivers clap to the rhythm.
A friend posted some photos of the night sky . . . taken though a telescope. Amazing!
Psalm 19:1 (NIV)
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Your glory, Lord God, displayed in ways I can’t even see. Glory beyond my imagination. I’m in awe!
Picture this:
Isaiah 55:11 (MSG)
So you’ll go out in joy,
you’ll be led into a whole and complete life.
The mountains and hills will lead the parade,
bursting with song.
All the trees of the forest will join the procession,
exuberant with applause.
Mountains march, hills sing, and the trees give them a standing ovation.
We took a delightful Sunday drive along a scenic byway. These words played through my mind:
“All nature sings,
and round me rings
The music of the spheres.”
Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901)
Matthew 11:15 (NIV)
Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Through faith, we have access to God’s power.
Ephesians 1:19 (AMPC)
And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength.
Great power. Unlimited power. In and for and through us who believe.
