Begin with Adoration

Make Psalm 98 your own song of praise as you pray it back to the Lord.

Psalm 98

O sing to the Lord a new song,
For He has done wonderful things,
His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.
² The Lord has made known His salvation;
He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
³ He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴ Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.
⁵ Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
With the lyre and the sound of melody.
⁶ With trumpets and the sound of the horn
Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord.

⁷ Let the sea roar and all it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.
⁸ Let the rivers clap their hands,
Let the mountains sing together for joy
⁹ Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with equity.

Continue with Confession

Invite the Holy Spirit to make you aware of any sin that is hindering your fellowship with God. Consider if there are ways you are failing to trust God by leaning on your own wisdom, depending on your own strength. Confess those things as sin…

Continue to ask the Spirit for His strength and courage to follow through on any relationships you need to pursue to confess sin and seek forgiveness.

Depending on the power of the Spirit and to the degree that you are able, would you take the first step to make that relationship right? (Romans 12:18)

Remember…

In confession we repent, turn from our sin, and turn toward God in faith. Our repentance is not just a change of mind, but a change of affections and will, such that our repentance shows up in how we live.

Conclude your time of confession by acknowledging and accepting that God—through faith in Christ—indeed forgives and cleanses you from all sin and unrighteousness. Thank Him for fellowship restored and deepened.