Jesus is the totally sinless Lamb of God (1 Pet 1:19). While we are legally and positionally righteous in Christ, yet in this lifetime, we will still sin. Therefore, Jesus teaches us that repentance must be a daily lifestyle. When we pray, we must regularly confess our sins to God, who will freely “forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us” (Lk 11:4, NIV). This is where the Ten Commandments are very useful (Ex 20:3-17; Deut 5:7-21). While they can’t defeat sin, they are very good in detecting them. I often use the Ten Commandments as a “spiritual MRI” to check my heart.

This is how I do it in my prayer life …