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Friday, August 28
Jeremiah 6:26-30
HOW SHALL WE REPENT?
“O my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing….” Jeremiah 6:26, NIV
Our generation seems to be departing from the time when people understood the meaning of repentance. Before, people used to walk up the isle or respond to altar calls with tears and sincere acknowledgement of their sins. This often leads to a completely transformed life that was obvious for everyone to see. Today, the story has changed. People can now feign repentance and walk to the front with hands in their pocket and smiles on their faces. Ultimately, the heart matters most in this issue but the question is, what quality of repented sinners are we producing in the church and the world today?
In our passage, God called Israel to repentance in these words, “O daughter of my people, dress in sackcloth and roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the plunderer will suddenly come upon us” (26). Weeping for an only son is a serious agony. Yet the loss of salvation or the pains of hell is worse than the loss of an only son. Beloved, you need to repent of your sins for there is danger in continuing to live the way you do. What God requires from you is godly sorrow, and a determination not to go back to the sin. You have another chance today to consider your ways.
Birthday Blessing: Your beginning will seem humble so prosperous will your future be. Job 8:7
Read Bible Through Passage: Ps. 118-119:1-72; 1 Cor. 7:25-40
An unrepented sin is a continued sin. - Carrie ten Boom