That's who He is. That's the kind of God that He is. That's what He longs to do with us, for us, and through us. He's a god of fresh starts.

Listen to what He tells Jeremiah to say today.

Jeremiah is speaking to the northern kingdom of Israel. He is telling them, confess what you've done, confess your sins, your wrong doings, your mistakes. Give them to God and He will forgive.

That's what He does. He's a God of fresh starts. Confess. Move on. Start new.

But why, why do we have to confess? Why do we have to do that? Why does God make us confess?

I've got a theory. I don't think God makes us confess our sins for His sake. He doesn't "need" us to do that for His sake. My theory is this. Perhaps it's for our sake. Perhaps, in admitting these sins to God, we get to be honest. We admit that we aren't perfect. We can't lie. We can't pretend. We've made mistakes.

And in those mistakes, instead of the judgement of the world, we find the grace, mercy, and forgiveness. We find that God love us more than He hates our mistakes.

God is a God of fresh starts. When we confess our sins, we being that fresh start. We find grace. Mercy. Love. Compassion.

Today, may we confess our sins and weakness to God. May we give them over to Him. And in that, may we find His mercy, there waiting on us.

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