OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Friday
April 22nd 2016
TOPIC: GODLY SORROW?
Memorize: For godly sorrow
worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the
sorrow of the world worketh death. 2nd Corinthians 7:10
Read: Luke 22:60-62,
60 And Peter
said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake,
the cock crew.
61 And the
Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord,
how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And Peter
went out, and wept bitterly.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel
21-22, Proverbs 14:4-17
MESSAGE
When Peter realized that he
did not fulfil his promise to not deny Jesus Christ, the Bible says: “…he went
out, and wept bitterly” (Matthew 26:75). This is what we call godly sorrow
and it has its blessings.
When an individual is
confronted with the reality of his sinful life and the certainty of hell, if he
is not a reprobate, he will mourn of his woes. The best way to mourn for one’s
sins is to confess and forsake them.
“He that covereth his sins
shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall
fall into mischief.” Proverbs 28:13-14
In our Bible reading for
today, the Pharisee went to the temple, only to begin to eulogise himself about
all his good deeds. The Publican, on the other hand, smote his heart and
mourned for his sins. Some of us have been so self-conceited for too long a
time that we have piled-up sins that are now standing in our ways to spiritual
revival.
The Bible says:
“And the publican, standing
afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven but smote upon his
breast, saying God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down
to his house justified rather than the other; for every one that exalteth
himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” Luke
18:14-14
Beloved of the Lord, let us
examine ourselves and see where we are falling short of God’s grace for living
holy. Let us repent genuinely, and come back to our first love. I pray that the
Lord will revive you today in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I need a revival of
holiness, please revive me again.
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