THE PRAYER OF CLEANSING

‘let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles us. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.’ Hebrews 12:1-2

‘You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up and then God will show you mercy.’ Proverbs 28

‘Forgive us our sins (debts/transgressions)

I. REVIEW EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE…

‘Let us test and examine our ways.’ Lamentations 3:40a (NLT)

‘Search me, O God, and know my heart. Test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you. And lead me along the path of everlasting life.’ Psalm 139:23-24

II. REPENT OF EVERY SIN

‘Let us turn again in repentance to the Lord. Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven and say, “We have sinned and rebelled…”’ Lamentations 3:40b-42a (NLT)

‘If we claim to be without sin we’re just deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us…’
I John 1:10

III. RESOLVE TO MAKE RESTITUTION

‘… “If I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to your house..”’ Luke 19:8-9 (NIV)

IV. RECEIVE GOD’S FORGIVENESS

‘Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.’ Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)

‘If we freely admit that we have sinned, we find God utterly reliable. He forgives our sins and makes us thoroughly clean from all that is evil.’ Romans 10:9

‘Since we are justified (acquitted and declared righteous) through faith, let us grasp the fact that we now have peace and reconciliation with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ Romans 5:1 (Amplified)
‘ “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”’ Isaiah 1:18 (NKJV)

IV. REVEAL YOUR FAULTS TO A FRIEND

‘Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.’ James 5:16a (NIV)

VI. REPEAT THESE STEPS REGULARLY…

‘Forgive Us Our Debts….’

‘Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience ….Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are doing, but let us encourage one another…’
Hebrews 10:22-25 (NIV)