Sunday October 22
Bible Reading: Matt. 21: 28 - 32
Topic: Repentance
Change is one thing that
is constant in life, but people find it difficult to embrace it.
Repentance literally means
"change"
To repent is to change
from sin to believe in and obedience to Christ.
Although sorrow is a process
of repentance, repentance involves considerably more than that. There must be a
renewal of one's heart and spirit which are obvious images connoting not only
forgiveness (Psa. 51: 1-2; 7: 9) but also a change that compels a person to
live in complete obedience to God's commands (1 Sam. 10: 6, 9; Jer. 32: 39;
Ezek. 36: 26)
In the parable, the son
who said he would obey but later didn't represents many Church
leaders/Pastors/Members who promise obedience to God with many vows made at
ordination/confirmation/admission, but have never fulfilled them.
The vows were simply
phony. It is dangerous to pretend to be born-again when your heart is far from
repentance.
Beware, God knows our intentions.
Let us match our words to our actions.
Prayer
Lord, cause me to have a
broken spirit rather than indulge in acts of sacrifice, Amen.
Memory Verse Matt. 21: 32
"For John came unto
you in the way of righteousness and ye believed him not; but the publicans and
the harlots believed him; and ye when ye had seen it, repenteth not afterward
that ye might believe him."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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