Stumbled upon this one...

14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,[c] so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 9:14

Sometimes my emotions get the best of me. You know the feeings of guilt after you have realized a mistake and you wish that it could be taken back or disappear? A couple of weeks ago I was in this predicament and I wish that I had found this point of truth then. The beautiful point is that when God allowed Jesus Christ to pay the retribution for sins on the cross with his unblemished blood, He satisfied His own need for reparation and I am the beneficiary of that painful sacrifice. It was not done for me, but for the Father's satisfaction. The reason why I try not be a liar, a cheat, a coward aren't just because getting caught womps, but that those things breed death. gobs of death. Rather than allowing my conscience to become infested with these mistakes, serving the living God means choosing life over death. Confession sets these acts to the freedom of forgiveness. This is life. Community brings these up through accountability. This is life. And greatest of all, the Holy Spirit's lively voice becomes louder than all other competitors; truth empowers the servant. ahhh. So this is Life.