God knows me better than I know myself.
Psalm 139:3-4 (MSG)
Even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight. You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence.
God knows me at my worst, and He still loves me. 
400-year-old wisdom from
“O Lord, forgive me my sins, |
“Confess sin instantly.”
F. B. Meyer (1847-1929)
Confession is for my sake, not God’s (He already knows what I did).
Sooner or later, I’ll be honest with myself — and God. So why wait? 
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.
