I remember as a child being in a huge church in Hollywood when the Spirit of repentance filled the place. People were crying out to God and repenting of sin in their lives. It was amazing.
It doesn’t matter what sin we may have committed nor what sin we may be involved in now. God is sending repentance and revival (refreshing) to the lives of so many.
19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
Acts 3:19
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
1 Peter 1:16
Holy isn’t just a good thing, it’s the best thing. Why does God want us to be holy? Because He loves us (actually, He loves us more than we love ourselves) enough to make us free indeed. This is what holiness accomplishes in a person. And that person keeps getting more and more free in all areas of their life.
The Bible says the wages of sin is death. God is bringing His Life back to the church by bringing the Spirit of repentance to those who are His.
28 Come unto me (Jesus), all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 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. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30
I don’t know what you may be hanging onto that is sin in your life (all anyone needs to do is ask the Father to point out any sin in their life so they can be free from its destructive impact), but I do know that God wants you free from the chains of that sin. It’s what He’s doing in our lives and it is wonderfully liberating. Truly, His yoke is easy and His burden light.
Sin – missing the mark – has had its day in the church. Too many have not had the times of refreshing God wants for them. As they turn from sin, they will enjoy a new freedom and breakthrough in Holy Spirit they have not known. Pretty fun.
Holiness and righteousness are so fun, wonderful and freeing. The more I follow Jesus, the more freedom I’m having and the more of Him I’m living in and Life is so much more light, peaceful, joyful, restful, etc.
Repentance is making a comeback and that is so exciting. For too long, Satan has had his way with the church. Times of refreshing could not come into the lives of so many. But God is changing all that in so many ways. Hallelujah! Repentance is coming and times of refreshing will bring a joy the church has not known for so long. Praise God! Thank You, Jesus!
So rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory.
Rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory.
Rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory,
children of the Lord.
The Spirit of repentance is so sweet. Jesus is rescuing His bride. Hallelujah!
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.