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Repentance is a beautiful and
amazing gift from God. Do you realize that we have a concrete
way to come clean before the Creator?
I hear some pretty incredible stories,
and this morning I heard one of the remarkable and heartbreaking
accounts of a lifetime. When the person was through telling me
the situation, he was willing to tell God he was sorry and wanted
to be forgiven, but he didn't want forgiveness enough to yield
his life to Christ.
That is the telling moment.
I can only genuinely repent because
I have come to a place where I realize I need a Savior. When
someone will go through the motions of "prayer" and
ask forgiveness yet won't accept the gift of salvation, he cannot
have forgiveness.
All forgiveness of sin is to be
found in the Blood of Jesus. That is why He died the way He did.
If someone doesn't want to do things God's way, he is trying
to be his own savior by saying words that will give him permission
to go on in his sinful nature, while getting absolution for the
particular sinful problem.
That will not work. I must cast
myself on the One who loved me enough to die for me, and there
has to be a willingness to come on His terms to be forgiven.
Then I can come away clean, and allow Him to heal and train me.
The believer should lead a life
marked by regular confession and repentance.
"Love is a Flag Flown High
o're the Banner of my Heart," and the One Who loves me
so is eager to listen and forgive.
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