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Name It and Nail It.
By Deborah Shaffer December 14th, 2025
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:1
Throughout the day, the boy found himself in plenty of mischief. Despite his parents’ watchful eye, he continually managed to disobey and seemingly get away with much. When night fell, his mother knelt by his bed and began tucking him in. There seemed to be an invisible wall between them as she softly spoke, “Son, is there anything you want to tell me? You know you were very disobedient today. You broke many rules.”
As the boy turned over, grabbed his covers and nestled his head on the soft pillow, he quickly and nonchalantly said, “I’m sorry for everything I did wrong.” With little to no remorse, he closed his eyes as his mother slowly walked away, dissatisfied with his seemingly shameless apology.
We can be just like this child. Throughout the day we sin by our attitudes, thoughts, actions, and lack of actions. If we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s presence within us, we feel a prick when we offend and sin against God. Too many times, however, we just keep going and ignore His still small voice. And when we get to bed at night, we may irreverently toss up a very generic, catch-all prayer, “Forgive me of all my sins. Amen,” then turn out the light, roll over, and go to sleep. But are we really sorry for our sins? Is there true repentance? Have we done anything to truly break down that invisible wall that we have built between our Heavenly Father and ourselves?
When it comes to our sins, we should have a “Name It and Nail It” practice. When we feel the Holy Spirit’s nudging that we are sinning, we should confess it quickly and ask for forgiveness. Call it by name—don’t wait until bedtime to lump it into a nice big package and hand it to God.
Then, after confessing, give it up. Nail it to the cross, turn away from it and leave it there. Don’t go away condemned, shamed, defeated and deflated. Don’t allow guilt to override God’s forgiveness. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins by being nailed to the Cross as a sacrifice. He paid it with His own blood! It was very costly and, if we are truly sorry, then our sin is nailed to that Cross and covered, too. The Bible says in 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Name It and Nail It! And that will surely tear down that wall between you and your Father.
Name It and Nail It.
By Deborah Shaffer December 14th, 2025
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:1
Throughout the day, the boy found himself in plenty of mischief. Despite his parents’ watchful eye, he continually managed to disobey and seemingly get away with much. When night fell, his mother knelt by his bed and began tucking him in. There seemed to be an invisible wall between them as she softly spoke, “Son, is there anything you want to tell me? You know you were very disobedient today. You broke many rules.”
As the boy turned over, grabbed his covers and nestled his head on the soft pillow, he quickly and nonchalantly said, “I’m sorry for everything I did wrong.” With little to no remorse, he closed his eyes as his mother slowly walked away, dissatisfied with his seemingly shameless apology.
We can be just like this child. Throughout the day we sin by our attitudes, thoughts, actions, and lack of actions. If we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s presence within us, we feel a prick when we offend and sin against God. Too many times, however, we just keep going and ignore His still small voice. And when we get to bed at night, we may irreverently toss up a very generic, catch-all prayer, “Forgive me of all my sins. Amen,” then turn out the light, roll over, and go to sleep. But are we really sorry for our sins? Is there true repentance? Have we done anything to truly break down that invisible wall that we have built between our Heavenly Father and ourselves?
When it comes to our sins, we should have a “Name It and Nail It” practice. When we feel the Holy Spirit’s nudging that we are sinning, we should confess it quickly and ask for forgiveness. Call it by name—don’t wait until bedtime to lump it into a nice big package and hand it to God.
Then, after confessing, give it up. Nail it to the cross, turn away from it and leave it there. Don’t go away condemned, shamed, defeated and deflated. Don’t allow guilt to override God’s forgiveness. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins by being nailed to the Cross as a sacrifice. He paid it with His own blood! It was very costly and, if we are truly sorry, then our sin is nailed to that Cross and covered, too. The Bible says in 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Name It and Nail It! And that will surely tear down that wall between you and your Father.
THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK DEVOTIONAL
Name It and Nail It.
By Deborah Shaffer December 14th, 2025
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:1
Throughout the day, the boy found himself in plenty of mischief. Despite his parents’ watchful eye, he continually managed to disobey and seemingly get away with much. When night fell, his mother knelt by his bed and began tucking him in. There seemed to be an invisible wall between them as she softly spoke, “Son, is there anything you want to tell me? You know you were very disobedient today. You broke many rules.”
As the boy turned over, grabbed his covers and nestled his head on the soft pillow, he quickly and nonchalantly said, “I’m sorry for everything I did wrong.” With little to no remorse, he closed his eyes as his mother slowly walked away, dissatisfied with his seemingly shameless apology.
We can be just like this child. Throughout the day we sin by our attitudes, thoughts, actions, and lack of actions. If we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s presence within us, we feel a prick when we offend and sin against God. Too many times, however, we just keep going and ignore His still small voice. And when we get to bed at night, we may irreverently toss up a very generic, catch-all prayer, “Forgive me of all my sins. Amen,” then turn out the light, roll over, and go to sleep. But are we really sorry for our sins? Is there true repentance? Have we done anything to truly break down that invisible wall that we have built between our Heavenly Father and ourselves?
When it comes to our sins, we should have a “Name It and Nail It” practice. When we feel the Holy Spirit’s nudging that we are sinning, we should confess it quickly and ask for forgiveness. Call it by name—don’t wait until bedtime to lump it into a nice big package and hand it to God.
Then, after confessing, give it up. Nail it to the cross, turn away from it and leave it there. Don’t go away condemned, shamed, defeated and deflated. Don’t allow guilt to override God’s forgiveness. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins by being nailed to the Cross as a sacrifice. He paid it with His own blood! It was very costly and, if we are truly sorry, then our sin is nailed to that Cross and covered, too. The Bible says in 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Name It and Nail It! And that will surely tear down that wall between you and your Father.
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