Surely God knows our sins. Why, then, does He want us to confess them?

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
	Exodus 25:23
Why was the table of showbread to be two cubits long? Two is the number of union, communion, and agreement (Amos 3:3). True communion with God takes place when we agree with Him and confess our sins. The Greek word translated “confession” is homologeo, which means “to speak the same.” Thus, confession in the biblical sense is not a matter of promising not to sin again, but rather of simply agreeing with God and saying of any given sin, “This sin is depressing and defeating me, Lord. And it’s detrimental to others.” Surely God knows our sins. Why, then, does He want us to confess them? Because every sin I specifically confess loses its grip on me to an ever greater degree. In addition, when I also confess that a specific sin is blotted out by the blood of Calvary, there is a dynamic which takes place in the Spirit that sets me free. Confession is not promising never to sin again, but simply calling sin what it is and acknowledging that it’s forgiven. That’s two cubits. That’s union. By Pastor Jon Courson  Daily Manna in FB