Today's message is a favorite of my husband, Jerry. 2 Cor. 7:10, "Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation." This is a very deep message formed for us in a very few words, so easy to memorize. But what does it mean?
Paul tells us that there is real divine benefit in feeling grief over what we have said, thought, or done because it leads us to seek God's forgiveness, which is necessary for our personal salvation--being put right with God. God wants us to come to Him with our own real confession of actual sin, not just generalized sins of all humanity.
Paul clearly shows the difference between Godly and worldly grief. In the latter, grief can bring us down to our knees; we become overwhelmed, and in many cases, wish for death or even take our life. We have regret that never goes away by itself. Godly grief results in divine benefit, for having repented and sought forgiveness, we are put right with God, with joy and without regret.
Each of us must come to God as a broken repentant sinner in grief, not with any power of our own, or our own "goodness." God calls us to "Godly grief," individually. We each must finally approach God with true repentance and receive the forgiveness and hope only God can give.
Lord, we thank you that you have provided a way through your son, Jesus, to come to you to seek forgiveness and provide assurance of salvation. I am humbled knowing His death on the cross was for my sins. Amen.
All for you and me! Amazing!
Jo INMN
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