We can make excuses for our sins. We can try to deny their true depth and destructive impact. We can pretend they're not all that bad. We can even say, that God will forgive us since we didn't mean to, or because it wasn't all that bad, or that everyone slips up once in a while. But none of that avails before God.
The only thing we have going when we discover we've sinned and turn to God in repentance is his character, nature, grace and steadfast love. Thank God for his steadfast love!
