The Wonderful Word!

I was reading my wonderful Bible last night in Jeremiah, and read this passage on repentance. I came to the conclusion that there was a lot of sin in my life that I needed to repent of. I am so eager to pray for other people and their needs, which I think is good, however, I have to be concerned about the sin in my own life. I was so thankful for what I learned from Jeremiah last night. The Lord says that he will not stay angry forever as long as we admit our transgressions. When we admit those things we will be forgiven.

In the sermon yesterday, the pastor talked about the anger of God, and the fear of God. In an instant the holy Spirit has illumined me that unrepentant sin and the anger and fear of God all ties in together. Sin makes God angry, and we should fear him, respectfully, knowing that it is by his grace that we are saved and can be forgiven.

After repenting of sin we can bask in the mercy and forgiveness of God. Not forgetting, however, that there are consequences for sin and God is just. He does forgive, and we can be thankful for that.