Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation & leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. (2 Corinthians 7:10). Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation refers to the sorrow for our sins that results in a changed behavior. Many people are sorry only for the effects of their sins or for being caught. This is worldly sorrow. Compare Peter's remorse & repentance with Judas's bitterness & act of suicide. Both disowned Christ. One repented & was restored to faith & service; the other took his own life. Jesus left Peter in charge of the church. This promotion is proof that repentance works & that God accepts it. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, thank you for saving our souls today. Thank you for helping us to build our faith in Christ. Help us to confess our sins & repent of them. Give us the grace to produce FRUIT in keeping with our repentance. Make us a new creation & help us to live holy lives. Send your Word & let it deliver us from this situation. Send your angels & let them minister to our great needs for repentance & restoration. In Jesus mighty name we pray, believe, & give you thanks, Amen. God bless you all.
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds & write them on their hearts. I will be their God, & they will be My people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying: Know the Lord, because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. (Hebrews 8:10-11). If our hearts are not changed, following God's rules will be unpleasant & difficult. We will rebel against being told how to live the Christian way. The Holy Spirit, however, gives us new desires, helping us wanting to obey God. With new hearts, hearts of flesh & not hearts of stone, we will find that serving God is our greatest joy. Under God's new covenant, God's law is inside us & not outside, ie, on a tablet of stone. No, it's written in our hearts. It is no longer an external set of rules & principles. The Holy Spirit reminds us of Christ's words, activates our ...
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