GODLY SORROW?
Memorise: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be
repented of:
but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2nd
Corinthians 7:10
Read: Luke 22:60-62, 60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And
immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter
remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 21-22, Proverbs 14:4-17
MESSAGE
When Peter realized that he did
not fulfil his promise to not deny Jesus Christ, the Bible says: “…he went out,
and wept bitterly” (Matthew 26:75). This is what we call godly
sorrow and it has its blessings.
When an individual is confronted
with the reality of his sinful life and the certainty of hell, if he is not a
reprobate, he will mourn of his woes. The best way to mourn for one’s sin is to
confess and forsake them.
“He that
covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them
shall have merchy. Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth
his heart shall fall into mischief.”
Proverbs 28:13-14
In our Bible reading for today,
the Pharisee went to the temple, only to begin to eulogise himself about all
his good deeds. The Publican, on the other hand, smote his heart and mourned
for his sins. Some of us have been so self-conceited for too long a time that
we have piled-up sins that are now standing in our ways to spiritual revival.
The Bible says:
“And the
publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven
but smote upon his breast, saying God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one
that exaleteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.”
Luke 18:14-14
Beloved of the Lord, let us
examine ourselves and see where we are falling short of God’s grace for living
holy. Let us repent genuinely, and come back to our first love. I pray that the
Lord will revive you today in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I need a revival of holiness, please revive me again.
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