Worketh repentance

"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death" (2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV). B.H. Clendennen once said "Godly sorrow, such as God requires, must spring from such views of sin as God holds about sin". We must see sin as God sees it and hate it as much as He does. Genuine repentance leads to confession and restoration. When you look at the sin you used to practice, what do you see? How does it look to you? Have you been changed? It is only through the blood of Jesus that our sins have been washed away. The devil has been treaded upon and triumphed over through the power of the Cross of Christ. However, sin is the one thing that gives the devil a foothold over the believer's life. God the Father hates sin so much. He gave His Only Begotten Son to redeem mankind from sin, and He sees and understands how dangerous sin is to us human beings. That is why Jesus warns us time and time again to flee from the devil and his works. Hidden sin leads a believer far from God if it is not dealt with. It breaks the heart of God to see His children led astray by sin, which His Only Son, Jesus Christ, died for. Have you changed? Do you hold the fruits of true repentance? Is your life hidden within Christ? Do you hate sin as much as God does? Or is there something in the way that holds you back from totally being free as a new creation in Christ? If so, do you hate that sin? Repent. God bless you. Amen