Repentance

King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Repentance
Date: Sunday August 07, 2011
Chapters: Isaiah 59-60, Proverb 7, Psalm 58
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Details of Today's Chapters: The causes of sin and wickedness, the confession of sin, and lamentation for the consequences, the promise of deliverance, the glories of the church of God when the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in and the Jews are converted.

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“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament...Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.” - Hebrews 7:22,25-28.

The word consecrated means to make or declare to be sacred, to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service and worship of God. Jesus was sent just for the service of the Lord, not only to set an example for the world, but to save the world. Until Jesus came, in order to reach God a person had to go before the high priest, bringing offerings to take their place as a sacrifice. These offerings had to be clean animals without spot or blemishes, undefiled and pure, which is why it is important that we realize Jesus was not born into sin as the rest of us, making Him that pure sacrifice that would put an end to the endless animal sacrifices once and for all.

I grew up thinking when someone told you to repent that it meant that you had sinned and needed to confess your sins to get right with God, but I have been wrong about that. To repent means to change your way of thinking, to feel deep sorrow for something said or done that may not have been sin at all. Feeling regret is a not the same as feeling guilty. God often repented, felt grief or sorrow over things He had done or thought and God can not sin, but God can feel pain, sorrow, and anger just as we do, remember, we are created in His image, so, He has the same emotions as we do, only without the sin nature. “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.” - Genesis 6:5,6.

Every person here on earth is capable of doing some evil, no matter how good you were brought up or try to be, we all have some wickedness in us and this is what God is talking about. This is why we can never do enough good to measure up to God's standard and why He sent Jesus to give us a chance to repent. Through Isaiah, God explains this to the believing Jews who had gotten themselves caught up in the world.

“Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity...The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace...As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.” - Isaiah 59:1-4,8,21.

God is longsuffering, meaning patient in waiting for the very last person to accept His Son before He sends Him to judge the world of all it's wickedness. Only those who are saved can escape the judgment awaiting all who have not trusted in the Savior. God will save anyone who believes in His Son, and while God will never go back on His promises and send a saved person to hell He will turn His eyes away from any saved person who has no intention of repenting until they repent. It is a much painful life to live in sin being saved, but God loves us and sooner or later leads us all to repentance one way or another. “And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.” - Hebrews 6:5,6.

The amazing thing about God is that He waits for us to repent and the second we do it is as if you were never separated yourself from Him. When you stop and think about all the crazy things you have done over the years and that God still loves you and has been merciful to you you ought to feel pretty humble. People ask me all the time, if God is so loving how can He send people to hell or why so much suffering in the world. My response, God is not doing it, the people are. We all have a choice and unfortunately the choices we make affect everyone else around us. I have some issues going on with me over someone who is thousands of miles away from me because of the decisions he is making. We may be caught up in some of the messes of others, but God is still on our side and as long as we keep our eyes on Him the suffering will be minimal, God knows what we can handle. Through Isaiah, God foretells if the light that shines upon all who believe in His Son and assures us that all the darkness will come to pass one day..

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising...And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee...Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.”- Isaiah 60:1-3,10,18-20.

One day we will not have to feel any more pain or sorrow, we will have utter peace, that is if you have the light in You. The light is the Lord Jesus Christ and I will tell you what, without the Light you are never at peace, there is not better peace found then going to Jesus and letting Him take care of you. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:28-30. Praise God!

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Thank you for the Light that You sent to enable me to come out from under the darkness. Lord, You picked me up, dusted me off, and gave me a reason to live. No other life has more meaning that one with Your Son, thank You for sending Him, for giving me some hope and peace through the endless trials that come and go in my life. Thank You for the assurance of everlasting light as I put my faith and trust in Your Son. Lord, lead me and guide me to the Light, never let me be darkened again from the pains and sorrows of life and let me see the blessings in store as I wait patiently for answers. I love You, Lord and ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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