November 27- Repentance 

Happy Tuesday. I hope your week is starting well and you found some good bargains on cyber Monday. Don’t forget that today is Giving Tuesday which is your opportunity to donate to your favorite non-profit. Of course, my favorite is mexicomedical.org


Sunday afternoon Tal and I were talking about someone who had done something they should not have and then they were contrite and apologized for it. He said, “Even if someone does something really bad, if they own it and apologize for it and act repentant, I am good with it.” And I think many of us are like that—we don’t want to hold a grudge. And if we as humans are like that, how much more so is our God? 


In Luke 13 where Jesus tells the people, “Do you think they were worse than other people so bad things happened to them? No! But you are bad so you better repent!” He is stressing the point that all have sinned. And all of us need to repent. Daily. 


Repentance doesn’t do away with suffering but it does give it a purpose. It’s something we should do every day—we need to own our transgressions, and be remorseful. The first thing we have to do is tell God we were wrong. When there is a disagreement between us and God, he’s right. 


 “The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭57:15‬ ‭NLT‬


When our spirits are contrite and humble, he revives our courage and helps us to change our behavior. 


“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


Maybe our behavior is not perfect every time and we still mess up but hopefully, we mess up less and less. The change of behavior follows our minds and as we train our minds on the truth of God’s Word, our behavior follows. 


Today, practice true repentance and train your mind with truth so when your behavior can follow your mind, it’s pleasing to the Master. 


Love you dear one,

Pam

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