Proverbs 14:9 Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation. (NLT)

Are you happy you got away with it?

Isn’t it great to have milestones to test how you are progressing? Glad you think so. Here is another one. Are there times when you did something you knew was wrong, and you thought you got away with it. Only foolish people would revel in that experience. Those who love God would want to make it right. What does “making it right” mean? 

Psalms 19:12-13 Without this revelation-light, how would I ever detect the waywardness of my heart? Lord, forgive my hidden flaws whenever you find them. 13 Keep cleansing me, God,

and keep me from my secret, selfish sins; may they never rule over me! For only then will I be free from fault and remain innocent of rebellion. (TPT)

Making it right could take on many forms. The first thing you need to do is repent. Why? Because you did not really get away with it. The devil is fooling you. In the natural, it may appear no one knows. However, in the Spirit, you have sinned and made your heart dirty. The Lord cannot look upon sin. Repenting is the only way out of the place. Psalms 51 is an amazing passage when you are in this place. Read through it and allow the Lord to forgive you and fill you with joy. Here are a couple of verses that go right to the issue:

Psalm 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

After spending the time with the Lord, He will direct you as to your next steps, if any. You may need to give the item back, confess your wrong(s), return the overpayment, ask for forgiveness, etc. Keep in mind, there is one more person who knows what happened besides you, God knows. Now, there is no condemnation in God. However, the Holy Spirit will convict you if you allow Him to have His way; then you go to God because you have sinned against Him, and allow Him to make your heart right.

Psalm 51: 10, 12, 17 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Deal with the spiritual issue and He will help you deal with the natural one.

Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:

Father, I come to You this morning and I thank You for the Holy Spirit. I thank You for making me aware of Your feelings about everything I do. Sometimes I don’t realize an error in judgment or action, and sometimes I do. You have taught me to ask You daily to forgive me of any sin I have committed deliberately or innocently in thought, word, or deed. I ask You that right now. Please continue to show me when I need to repent if I miss it. I know sometimes there is nothing else that I can do beyond repentance, or You may not require anything else. If there is a way for me to make recompense, show me how, no matter the cost or consequences to me. If I can’t make it right in the natural, I am confessing what You have shown me and You will cleanse me and wash me from all iniquity. Thank You for Your word…

Ask the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here: