REPENTANCE

I was just wandering why I kept doing the things I had never wanted to do again because after doing those things, I feel unattractive to the Grace of God.

I have been thought that determination will not do the magic but only Grace could set me free from this ‘thing’ that easily entangles me. Only Grace could set me free from self righteousness. Only Grace could take me to the everlasting realm I longed to live through holiness and refined righteousness.

So I began to consciously look out for Grace. I thought that Grace was a knowledge I needed to attain. I tried to apply the principle of Grace. I forgot that Grace is a function of the Spirit and not of the flesh. I tried to apply Grace to my human reasoning but I ended up becoming my own grace. The inevitable result was that I got more entangled.

If you have ever felt this way, you are not an alien.

It is a sign that we need to go back to our foundational class about repentance and forgiveness to enjoy and explore what Grace offers us.

What is Repentance?

Repentance is a change of mind for the better, heartily amending your ways with abhorrence of your past sins.

You have truly repented when these three things stated above are coherent.

Repentance is the first step into salvation.

God offers you an agreement that states that all your sins will be forgiven provided you change your lifestyle (repent). When you accept this agreement and signed, you are forgiven of all your sins but you must not breach the contract because if you do there is legal implication (Romans 2: 4-8, The Message Version simply slewed it). The truth is God owes us nothing at all but because he is God, He freely drafted this agreement for us to sign through Jesus for us not to be eternally condemned. Do we deserve it? NO. It is a Gift from God (Act 5:31).

The proof of repentance is in your everyday life. You need to change your life and not your skin. You only have business with God and not man so the way people view you means absolutely nothing to God. Live everyday in consciousness of what you have received from God. Let your life proof your change of heart (Matthew 3:8).

God wants every one of us to come into repentance and forgiveness. He is patient with us because he wants us all to enjoy eternity with Him (2 Peter 3:9) but don’t take His patience for granted (Romans 2:4-8).

Let us grow beyond the stage of repentance because there is so much more to be explored in God (Hebrew 6:1-3). Keep trusting in his Grace and you will be free from sin.