Repentance and Restoration
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What does it mean to turn from our sin? What would it look like if we resisted the temptations in our life and turned away from our sin and toward our God?
If we turn away from our sin and toward God, we will receive God’s forgiveness, the wiping clean of the slate, and we will receive God’s refreshment and restoration. God is present with us in our turning towards him.
In the Book of Acts, the author Luke tells us of Peter’s words when he says, “Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.” (Acts 3:19-20, ESV).
Repentance is necessary for God’s restoration. When we turn away from our sin and towards God, it causes our sins to be blotted out by God. We enter into times of refreshment in the presence of God when we repent and turn to Jesus.
May we experience God’s restoration in our repentance, as we resist temptation, confess our sins, and turn toward Jesus and find the refreshment we need in the presence of the Lord.
A Prayer for the First Sunday in Lent: “Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations, and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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