The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. — Jeremiah 17:9-10
Sometimes, one of the hardest things for us to do is to admit when we do something wrong. It seems that you do not hear someone say “I’m sorry” or “I was wrong” very much anymore. Does that mean that people have advanced to the point that we are better or “more perfect?”
It’s quite the opposite. The innate nature of people has not changed at all. In Jeremiah, we read the words “desperately wicked.” Our very nature is that of sin. Our hearts are naturally drawn to do wrong. So why do we no longer hear those words when we wrong those around us?
It’s because we want to act as if we do no wrong. We don’t want to admit to others that we have done wrong. While we may not admit it and we may try to hide it, God knows our hearts. He knows exactly who we are and the things that we do.
Rather than trying to hide the wrongs that we have done, we should be willing to confess and admit our wrongs. Not only to God but also to those that are around us. There is nothing wrong with saying “I’m sorry” or admitting that something that was done was wrong.
Perhaps, we should share the thoughts of David in Psalm 139. David asked God to search him and know his heart. Today, ask God to help you see the sin and wrongs in life. Ask Him to help you to admit the wrongs, to say I’m sorry, and to live an example of humility before others.
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