We hope you are walking in the blessings and the will of God each and every day.
In today’s video, The R Word, we teach on something that’s extremely critical to our walk with God; Repentance.
Our willingness to repent is at the heart of our relationship with our Father and Creator. It is absolutely critical that we understand what repentance really means.
So, in this video, we discuss it in a way that helps bring understanding in a more complete way, leaving less guesswork. So, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it.
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Luke 24:47 (NLT) 47 It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’
As I was recently listening to my Bible while getting ready for my day, I heard this verse and it stuck with me.
There were two key things that stood out. Let’s talk about them!
First, what initially caught my attention was the fact that the word, “all”, was used.
This means that “this message” mentioned here is for everyone.
There is nobody left out.
God does not discriminate against anyone.
This means that no matter what nation we are from, no matter what color our skin is, no matter what our income bracket is and no matter what skills or talents we have (or lack), God is not prejudice and He will not withhold His message from us because of these factors, or any others.
So, what is this message that He gives to us impartially?
That’s actually point #2 that caught my attention. It is this; “There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent”.
You see, forgiveness of sins is available to all. But there is a condition to be met. What is that condition?
Repentance.
The word says that forgiveness is available for all who repent! So, this means that forgiveness is not available to those who do not repent.
Ooh, this is something that’s pretty important if we look at it sincerely wanting to know the truth.
Sin separates us from God. It creates a chasm, a gap, between us and Him. And until we repent and ask for forgiveness, that gap remains.
That is not my opinion, nor the opinion of anyone else. It’s what God’s word says.
Sin is serious. It should never be whitewashed or sugar-coated.
Thankfully, God offers forgiveness. We just have to be willing to lay our sin aside, walk away from it (repent), and ask Him to forgive us for what we have done.
If we are sincere in our repentance, He willingly forgives us. It’s that easy.
It’s important for all of us to admit that we sin. Sadly, it’s part of human nature.
But God, in His mercy, has offered a way for us to be forgiven. It’s up to us to accept His offer.
We recently recorded a video on this topic. If you’d like to watch it, please click here.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
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2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Our lives tell a story. Each hour, day, week, month and year are the words, sentences, paragraphs and chapters.
Those pages are filled with everything we do, both the good and the bad.
Most of us tend to look only at the bad, whether in our own lives or in the lives of others. For some reason, we just tend to focus on the bad more than anything else. And this can really cause us to have a negative outlook on things.
In our own lives, it can cause us to think that maybe, just maybe, we have done things that God can’t forgive. We look back on our lives, and the choices we’ve made, and we think there is no possible way that we can overcome those things and have favor with God.
But let me tell you something today. God’s grace is sufficient.
We look at our life through human eyes. And we see pages filled with sin, bad choices and rebellion. But God’s grace changes that.
Through God’s grace, those pages are full of spaces where there was once sin. But now those spaces are pure white. His grace does that for us.
The key here is a repentant heart. When we mess up, we just need to go to Him, sincerely repent and ask Him to forgive our shortcomings. And He does.
We hear that word, repent, a lot. But what does it mean?
Repent: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life.
Notices that it says “turn from sin”. It doesn’t just say “be sorry for sin”. Nope! It says that we turn from it and we amend our life. We change it up.
God’s grace makes this all possible. Because without His grace, repentance would be useless.
So, remember this; when we see pages full of darkness, sin and ugly stuff, God’s grace comes along like a big eraser and turns that blackness into light.
Repent. Amend our lives. And let God’s grace re-write our story.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus!