Being honest with ourselves - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults.
Psalm 19:12

Being honest with ourselves
Recently, I read a quote by the writer Friedl Beutelrock: “The truth that hits us the hardest is the one we wanted to hide from ourselves”!

I couldn’t help but think of my conversion: God convicted me of my guilt through a Bible verse at that time. I knelt down and confessed to Him the sins that came to mind. Later, I remembered other wrongdoings that I had long suppressed to silence my conscience. I also confessed these sins to God. This was repeated several times. Then I began to doubt whether I was truly saved.

While reading the Bible, I came across the following verse: “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18). My conclusion was that if the Saviour suffered once for my sins, then all transgressions I have ever committed are included.

This realisation brought me assurance of salvation. A deep peace came into my heart because I knew that God accepted me because I believed that His Son saved me through His death on the cross.

At the same time, I realised how important it is to rectify the wrongs committed before God and others immediately. The longer we wait, the more our conscience becomes dull.

O joy of the justified, joy of the free!
I’m washed in that crimson tide opened for me;
In Christ, my Redeemer, rejoicing I stand,
And point to the print of the nails in His hand.

Francis Bottome (1823–1894)

Today’s reading: Jeremiah 47:1-48:25 · Romans 12:16-21