Turning Towards God
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Have you considered that repentance, turning from your sin, is prerequisite for turning towards God?
When we turn towards our selfish sinful nature, we turn away from God. When we turn from our selfish sinful nature, we begin our turning towards God.
Luke writes, “The word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” (Luke 3:2-3, ESV).
In turning away from our sinfulness and towards God, we find forgiveness of sins. Repentance turns us back to God.
May we experience the presence of God and the forgiveness of our sins as we repent and turn towards God.
In Christ alone, Robbie
A Collect For Third Sunday in Advent: “O Lord Jesus Christ, you sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries may likewise make ready your way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient toward the wisdom of the just, that at your second coming to judge the world, we may be found a people acceptable in your sight; for with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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