Repent:
Mat
4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Repent:
Webster's: 1.
To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; as, to
repent that we have lost much time in idleness or sensual pleasure;
to repent that we have injured or wounded the feelings of a friend. A
person repents only of what he himself has done or said.
In the Bible it
means; to turn, to change your mind. To change the way you think, to
stop sinning.
Sin: To miss the
mark.
We are aiming at
doing the right thing, living the right way, and we miss it. And,
that happens. Though we are not to miss the mark intentionally.
Repentance is asking
Jesus to forgive you, me, us for the sins that we have done, for
missing the mark. When we repent, we are saying, “I'm sorry Jesus
for what I have done. Forgive me.” Then we turn from that sin, we
cast it aside, and aim for the mark again. We cannot ask for
forgiveness for someone else. In this area, each one must stand,
kneel or prostrate before God and ask for forgiveness. You, me, us
must mean it, for God knows the heart.
The MARK we aim for
is Jesus Christ. We aim to be like, to think like, to love like
Jesus. And, guess what, we miss the MARK, we mess up, we sin. Why?
Because we are human beings with a sin nature. Oh, and there is
nothing we can do about that. God will fix that at a later time.
We ARE going to sin.
We ARE going to miss the MARK. And, we ARE going to have to repent,
ask for forgiveness, and turn around and aim again. Thank God for
grace!
Rom
3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
John
1:16, 17
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
For
the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.
Rom
6:14,
15
For
sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under
grace.
What
then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May
it never be!
Grace:
Favor;
good will; kindness;
God’s
Riches at Christ’s expense. God’s unmerited favor. Is the time
to get it right before God, even if you mess it up (sin).
So,
even though we mess up and miss the MARK, we can still go to Jesus
and say, “I'm sorry. Forgive me”. And Jesus will respond by
saying, “It's Alright. All is forgotten.”
There's
one thing God can't do, and that is remember our past sins after we
say, “I'm sorry.”
Selah,
I.H.G.
Pastor
D W Riffe
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