Timely Tidbits of Truth 62, Repentance

Timely Tidbits of Truth 62, Repentance
Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Repentance is one of the best words we can hear when we are going in the wrong direction. Repentance means a change of mind which results in a change of direction. Suppose you are in the desert and in desperate need of water. You are walking west, but unknown to you, there is an oasis to the est. The best thing that can happen is to have someone tell you to stop going west, turn around, and head east.

When should we repent? We need to repent anytime our thoughts, our attitudes, or our actions are moving us on a pathway of sin and away from the heart of God. God tells us to repent because He wants us to come back to Him, to walk in His Spirit, to drink of His living water, to come out of the cloud of confusion and back into the clarity of His peace, to make straight paths for our feet. Repentance is the pathway back to the Father’s arms, to the robe of righteousness, to the ring of authority, to the sandals of peace, and to the feast of joy.

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 (2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT).

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9 NKJV).

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent (Revelation 3:19 KJV).

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