Tag: repentance

Revelation 3:19 ” Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.”

You love your children don’t you?  You want only the best for them,  and for them  to avoid as many pitfalls and sadness you had to learn the hard way growing up.  So why should it be any different with our Heavenly Father?  Proverbs 3:12 says, ” The Lord disciplines those He loves.”  You are a cherished child of God when  He admonishes you over something not right in your life.  For He also wants only the best for you.  When God shows you something out of kilter…get serious… don’t ignore or get angry at God…admit  you need a moral re-orientation of your mind and heart, and repent.

 

Revelation 3:19 ” Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.”

House Rules…if you have children, you probably maintained order under your roof with these.   With House Rules in place, you could admonish, educate, and guide your children in the right way…not as a tyrant, but as a loving parent wanting only the best for your kids.  Our Heavenly Father wants only the very best for us…and sometimes He needs to use the same tactics.  But if we sincerely and seriously undergo a moral reorientation of our soul ,acknowledging  the error of our ways…and turn to God – those House Rules will suddenly make total sense.

Joel 2:13 ” Rend your heart, and not your garment.”

In Biblical times a very public expression of grief or repentance was to tear your robe. But the Lord doesn’t desire showy theatrics if our hearts aren’t in it. He would rather have a sincere inward commitment than a dramatic outward production anytime.

Isaiah 26:10 ” Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the Lord.”

The Lord’s kindness and mercy is extended to all…it is us who turn away, not Him. It is us who look with disdain on His grace, never taking into consideration what it will cost us in the end. Romans 2:4 says, ” Do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience – not realizing that God’s kindness leads you towards repentance?”