But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace,...
Christian Genesis "Repentance" Devotionals
What is repentance and why is it important? Repentance is turning from sin and toward obedience to the word and will of God. Genuine Christian repentance requires the heartfelt conviction of sin. It means that a person deeply feels remorse for their misdeeds. Without this, there is no salvation in Jesus Christ.
With the acknowledgement of wrongdoing, true repentance takes place when we change our ways in submission to God. It is the Holy Spirit of God that calls us to repentance. Jesus said of the Spirit in John 16:8, “When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment. WEB” Without the prompting of the Holy Spirit, men do not repent.
Jesus began his ministry with a call to repentance. We read in Matthew 4:17, “From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” In addition, Jesus famously said in Luke 5:32, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. WEB”
God is the author of righteousness. It is because of our Creator that we know the difference between right and wrong. When our actions are inconsistent with the will of God, the righteousness of God’s Spirit convicts us of our sin. In turn, we are met with an opportunity to repent or continue down the path of disobedience.
Scripture: Acts 3:19, “Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. WEB”
Times of Refreshing
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from...
He Is Faithful and Righteous
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all...
I Stand at the Door and Knock
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If...
The First Day
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the...
I Will forgive Their Sin
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their...
The Only True God
Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son,...
The Spirit
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So...
Everlasting Life
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but...
The Second Death
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all...
The Light of Men
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 WEB This statement is a part of John’s initial...
The Good News of Jesus
The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1 WEB This statement begins Mark’s gospel...
Born of the Spirit
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So...
Cut to the Heart
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what...
The Atoning Sacrifice
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:2 WEB When...
Righteousness of God
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify....
Sent From God
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. John 1:6 WEB John the Apostle begins his gospel introducing two...
Alive in the Spirit
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being...
Called of Jesus Christ
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: Romans 1:6 KJV Jesus said in John 6:37-39, “All those whom the...
More Disciples
Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than...
Trespasses and Sins
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Ephesians 2:1 KJV Chapter two of Paul’s letter to the...
The Right Time
For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6 WEB Chapter five of Paul’s...
Three Thousand Souls
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three...
Into the Pool
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the...
Through One Man
Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; so death passed to all men, because...
God Is Not Mocked
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7 KJV This...
Well Advanced in Years
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. Luke 1:7 WEB After a...
The Forgiveness of Sins
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of...
The Kingdom of God
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, Mark 1:14...
Their Own Righteousness
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all...
We Deceive Ourselves
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8 WEB Jesus came to call...
God’s Special Possession
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the...
Bethesda
After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate,...
Convicted
They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to...
Repent
I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way. Luke 13:3 WEB At the end of the previous...
Those Who Believe
These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages...