Repent And Believe
When we gave our will and life over to the care of God, what was our motivation? Were we feeling remorseful about our unmanageable lifestyle or were we truly convicted of the error of our ways and came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity? To be remorseful about what we have done in the past may seem respectable but it can destroy us, because it causes us to carry a load of guilt. If we admit our wrongful actions and truly desire to change our ways, then we need to do what Jesus said, “repent and believe.” We will then have the Power greater than ourselves to help us change the direction of our lives.
Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:14b, 15 NIV)
Godly sadness causes us to turn away from our sins and be saved. And we are certainly not sorry about that! But worldly sadness brings death. (2 Corinthians 7:10 NIRV)
When Satan, the accuser of God’s children, comes to cause us trouble over our past, we remind him that he has no charges against us, for even though the wages of sin is death, Jesus gave His life and paid the debt of sin we owed.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you that I am washed clean of my past wrongs for I have repented of my sin and believe You will show me the path of life to fullness of joy. Amen
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