Friday November 10th, 2023
« For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death »
60 But Peter answered, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about! ”
At once, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
61 The Lord turned around and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered that the Lord had said to him,
“Before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.”
62 Peter went out and wept bitterly.
When Peter realized that he had failed to fulfil his promise never to deny Jesus Christ, the Bible says in Matthew 26:75KJV
«…he went out, and wept bitterly »
This is what the Bible calls godly sorrow.
Godly sorrow has it’s blessing, according to today’s memory verse.
In the gospel of Matthew 5:4 NKJV we read
« Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted »
When an individual is confronted with the reality of the sinful life he or she is living and certainty of hell, this person would mourn in repentance, if his or her heart is right with God.
The best way to mourn for one’s sins is to confess and forsake them.
Proverbs 28:13-14GNT says
« 13 You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. 14 Always obey the Lord and you will be happy. If you are stubborn, you will be ruined »
The story of the Pharisee and the publican (Luke 18:10-14) further illustrates godly sorrow, which brings about repentance. The Pharisee went to the temple only to begin to praise himself for all his good deeds. The Publican however, smote his chest and mourned for his sins.
The truth of the matter is that the Almighty God considers what we count as our righteousness as nothing but filthy rages, as we read in Isaiah 64:6 NLT
« We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind »
As Christians, we should not pile up unconfessed sins and so rob ourselves of the needed revival.
Beloved, let us examine ourselves and see where we are falling short of God’s grace of living holy.
Let us repent and come back to our first love if at all we have lost our way. Revelation 2:4-5 NLT says
« 4 But I (God) have this complaint against you. You don’t love Me or each other as you did at first! 5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first…. »
I pray that the Lord will revive you today, in Jesus’ name.
Prayer focus – Father, I need a revival of holiness; please revive me now, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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