The New Life by Andrew

Andrew Murray on The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples Text
keep his commandments;
Da 9:5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have
rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
Da 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my
people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain
of my God
When you came to Jesus at first, you perceived this in some measure. But you should learn to
understand this lesson more deeply. The one counsel concerning sin is, to bring it daily to the only
One who can take it away -- God Himself. You should learn that one of the greatest privileges of a
child of God is -- the confession of sin. It is only the holiness of God that can consume sin; through
confession I must hand over my sin to God, lay it down in God, get quit of it to God, cast it into the
fiery oven of God's holy love which burns against sin like a fire. God, yes, God Himself, and He
alone, takes away sin. (Lev. 4:21; Num. 5:7; 2 Sam. 12:13: Ps. 32:5, 38:19; 51:5,19)
Le 4:21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the
first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
Nu 5:7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his
trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him
against whom he hath trespassed.
2Sa 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto
David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Ps 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess
my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Ps 38:19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are
multiplied.
Ps 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Ps 51:19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and
whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
This the Christian does not always understand. He has an inborn tendency to desire to cover sin, or to
make it less, or to root it out only when he purposes drawing near to God. He thinks to cover sin with
his repentance and self-blame, with scorn of the temptation that came to him, or otherwise with what
he has done or still hopes to do. (Gen. 3:12; Ex. 32:22,24; Isa. 1:11,15; Luke 13:26)
Ge 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the
tree, and I did eat.
Ex 32:22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that
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