{"id":2931,"date":"2019-01-02T15:23:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2019-01-02T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:23:15","slug":"forgiveness-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/?p=2931","title":{"rendered":"Forgiveness Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently wrote the following prayer for a professing believer who, despite much study, Scripture memorization and overall maturity in the faith, still struggles emotionally with whether his own sins are actually forgiven by God. He has a clear testimony of faith, is well studied in the theology, is not walking in willful sin. But he struggles. So I wrote this prayer and challenged him to begin each day by standing up, planting his feet and praying this prayer slowly, thoughtfully aloud to God. I offer it in case it may be helpful to you as well.<\/p>\n

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Heavenly Father, I confess that I struggle to believe you have forgiven me of my sins. Please help me in this.<\/span><\/p>\n

In view of this struggle, I confess to you all my sins\u2014known and unknown. \u201cSearch me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! (Psalm 139:23-24).<\/span><\/p>\n

Father, I ask you to cleanse me from hidden failures and sins\u2014known not to me, but certainly known by you. Keep me from presumptuous sins; do not let them rule over me (Psalm 19:13-14).<\/span><\/p>\n

I affirm by faith that, having confessed my sins, you forgive me all of them and that you cleanse me from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).<\/span><\/p>\n

I affirm by faith that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses me<\/em> from all my<\/em> sin. I choose now to consciously rest in the declaration of your forgiveness. I rest in the righteousness of Christ provided to me by your decree of justification. I affirm that you have chosen to gift me with the standing of Jesus\u2019 own righteousness and that you now view me not as a sinner, but as your child and son\u2014loved, adopted, embraced, affirmed, made to stand in the grace you have provided to me through Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n

By faith I stand against Satan, the accuser of the children of God, and all his demons and forces. I stand against their lies and intimidations. I bring the blood of Christ against them and declare their accusations invalid and powerless.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord, I declare that you have cast my sins behind your back (Isa. 38:17).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have blotted out all my sins (Isa. 43:25).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have chosen not to remember my sins against me ever again (Jer. 31:34).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have tread my iniquities under your feet (Micah 7:19).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have cast my sins into the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have clothed me in robes of righteousness (Isa. 61:10; Rev. 21:14).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare, Lord, that you have cleansed me from all sin.<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have forgiven me all my sins.<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that there is no condemnation for me as I stand in faith in Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:1).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare, Lord, that you have removed my sins from me as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have pardoned me from all my sin and its judgment (Jer. 50:20).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have reconciled me to yourself and I am loved, embraced, cherished, protected and kept by you.<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have sealed me to the day of redemption by your Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have canceled the record of my sin debt, having set it aside by nailing it to Jesus\u2019 cross (Col. 2:14).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that you have taken upon yourself, Lord Jesus, the shame of my sin and replaced it with the favor and honor of salvation as a child of God (Heb. 12:2).<\/span><\/p>\n

I declare that far from being shut out from your salvation, O God, you have made me an heir and a co-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17).<\/span><\/p>\n

I affirm that \u201cyou \u2026 God [are] ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and [have] not forsake[n me] (Neh. 9:17).<\/span><\/p>\n

I rest in your redeeming, saving, accepting, blessing, enfolding, inclusive love, O God! Convince me in the deepest parts of who I am of your love for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

By your Spirit, O God, witness to my spirit, that I am a child of God (Rom. 8:16). Fill me with your Holy Spirit and release Him to spread abroad in my heart your great love, O Lord (Rom. 5:5).<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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