come into the presence of God.

When we realize that we have sinned and are sorry for that sin, we come
to Jesus, and with "godly sorrow" ask Him to forgive us. Jesus hears our
prayer and forgives us of our sins. By believing that He took our
punishment for our sins, in dying on the cross, we are forgiven by God,
and all is clear between us and God. Our sins are under the blood of
Jesus. In olden times, in the Old Testament, they offered a lamb, but
after Jesus came He was the Lamb who was sacrificed on the cross once
and forever for sins. John the Baptist said, when he saw Jesus, "Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29. He
will take away our sins, when we confess them to Him, and in prayer,
believe that He takes them away. I surely can't forget when the Lord did
just that for me. It was wonderful to know that all was clear between
God and me. I could sleep better and it was wonderful to know that if
death overtook me I would be ready to go.

When I realized that I needed to be sanctified, or the sin principle
needed to be cleansed out of my heart, I sought the Lord to give me the
Holy Spirit. You can't ask forgiveness for the sin that passed down upon
all men from the fall, or the sin of Adam and Eve. It has to be cleansed
out of your heart by the purging of the Holy Spirit. There are two works
in the heart. First we are saved from our volitional sins and then we
are sanctified or cleansed of that sin principle or carnal nature. Peter
speaks of some receiving the Holy Spirit and said, "purifying their
hearts by faith." God had given "them the Holy Ghost." Acts 15:8,9. Then
we can have power over all the power of the devil. The works of the
devil are destroyed out of our hearts. Praise God forever! It is a
wonderful experience.