The word for “repent” in Hebrew (used in the Old Testament) means “to turn around’. The word for ‘repent’ in the New Testament Greek means ‘to change one’s mind.’Like most people, you may have thought to yourself “I know better than the Bible how I ought to conduct myself.” You followed ‘your own lights.” Then you crashed on the rocks from which God tried to warn you away.
“A dead end street is a good place to trun around.” – Naomi Judd
Amazingly, many of us blame God for letting this happen to us! Other times we may feel sorry for ourselves and give up. The apostle Paul says that there is a godly kind of sorrow. “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings to death. – 2 Corinthians 7:10
Sorrow that does not lead to change is just a means of trying to wheedle our way out of the consequences of our actions. If we regret our actions, we change them in future. (The Juice of Life by Tom Long)
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to trust in the Savior. This "salvation" which Paul speaks of in our text, is not a theological term, it is no intellectual matter. It is found in the man who is called Jesus. That was the name God gave to him because it means, "Salvation is of the Lord." Jesus came to seek and to save those who are lost. He saved by his righteous life and by his atoning death as the Lamb of God. He has taken away the sin of the world. That means when I have entrusted myself to him, my sins are as though they never were. What a magnificent and even incredible concept that is.
"Died he for me, who caused his pain?
For me who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou my God shouldst die for me?
Activity For The Day - CrossWord Puzzle
