The cry of the masses:
"It's not my fault!"
"I didn't do anything!"
The pointing of the finger - "They did it!"
The world has gone crazy, everywhere! No responsibility for their actions. No humbling themselves in an attitude of remorse. No acceptance in their part of a wrong done.
“They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.” Jeremiah 44:10 KJV
I always loved the early Indiana Jones movies. In the "Last Crusade" Indiana's father has been shot and so he has to go through a series of tests to find the Holy Grail in hopes of saving him. He says over and over: The "Penitent man is humble… kneels before God." While over and over, his dad is saying: "Only the penitent man will pass."
Do we even know what that means?
According to Google:
PENITENT (pen·i·tent/adjective)
1. feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
"a penitent expression"
synonyms: repentant, contrite, remorseful, sorry, apologetic, regretful, conscience-stricken, rueful, ashamed, shamefaced, abject, in sackcloth and ashes
"she stood there looking like a penitent child"
antonyms: unrepentant
noun: penitent;
plural noun: penitents
1. a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God.
We face tests from God every day. Do we humble ourselves in repentance and beg for forgiveness, when we miss it?
"When our lemon (heart) gets squeezed does honey come out?" (As a friend often says!)
Or do we believe we are "good" and in our rebellion continue in our sins of unforgiveness, judgments, anger, lust, pride, fear, worry, gossiping, grumbling & complaining, bitterness, resentment, and unbelief?
“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” Luke 14:11 KJV
“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14 KJV
There will come a day, soon, when we will stand before God give an account of every unrepented word and deed!
“For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” Matthew 12:37 KJV
Sorry now or sorry later.
I promise you -
you will be sorry!
You have to walk in repentance daily to apply The Blood Of Jesus, that was shed for your sin! It is not automatic. Yes, it covers all of your sins, but it has to be applied when God exposes our sin; when convicted!
Pray that your heart is not so hardened, that you no longer recognize you have sinned!
Jesus speaking not to the world, but to the church: “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Revelation 3:19 KJV
Without repentance there is no salvation!
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 KJV
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 8/27/14
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