More than mere words...

Confession, it does a body good. Today, in Ezra 9-10, we see the priest Ezra confronting the situation of inter-marriage with pagan wives, which was forbidden by Mosaic law. He confesses the sin to God, and repents. Even though it was not his sin personally, collectively, he is one of the Jewish people. Confession is quite more than words, it takes actions of changing the behavior, no matter how difficult. The people of Judah had to repent and send away their pagan wives and even children! Thankfully, we have the blood of Jesus covering our multitude of sin today. But we cannot use that as a "get out of jail free" card. True confession requires repentance. Our souls are cleansed through confession, see 1 John 1:9. Get with a trusted friend and begin the process!