Hello Everyone,
Charles Spurgeon once said: “There must be a divorce between you and your sins. Not a mere separation for a season, but a clear divorce.”
In 2 Corinthians Paul not only rejoiced because they followed through with genuine repentance, but that there was visible change to prove their repentance.
Read verse 11 with me:
See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
Sorrow produces repentance and repentance produces a changed life.
They went from laziness to diligence – being quick to do what was right.
From guilt to a, clear conscience through confession of sin.
From apathy, a total lack of interest to a righteous angerover their spiritual condition.
From a slack attitude about sin to fear lest their sins be repeated.
From mediocre to having a passionate desire to do what was right in God’s sight.
From indifference to zeal in turning back to God.
From condemnation over sin to justification.
They were no longer just stirred by the words of Paul, they were changed by them! And you can be too.Are you going to be only stirred or are you going to let God change you before you?Don’t live with guilt; lay your guilt at the foot of the cross in repentance.
Make a U turn!
Please don’t remain apathetic (unresponsive) about your spiritual condition. Do something about it now.
Don’t have a lax attitude about sin, leave with a healthy fear of God?
God’s desire is for you not to go another day the same as yesterday! Will you let Him have His will and way in your life today?
As John the Baptist said, as Jesus said:
REPENT!
Look for GREAT things this Sunday.
All for Jesus
Pastor Phil
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