Deep Repentance

I have repented many times for many reasons. Repent in it’s simplest form means to “feel or express sincere regret or remorse about my wrongdoing or sin”. I have done wrong to others before and needed to repent. Repentance in a practical sense means to stop or change a behavior or action that is wrong or causing hurt and harm to someone else. I have repented for big screw-ups as well as simple little mistakes.

Jeremiah is believed to be the writer of Lamentations and in his last chapter I feel the desperation of deep repentance. Check this out…

15 Joy is gone from our hearts;

    our dancing has turned to mourning.

16 The crown has fallen from our head.

    Woe to us, for we have sinned!

17 Because of this our hearts are faint;

    because of these things our eyes grow dim

18 for Mount Zion, which lies desolate,

    with jackals prowling over it.

19 You, Lord, reign for ever;

    your throne endures from generation to generation. (Lamentations 5:15-19 NIV)

There are times where there is no where else to go but up. When my sin causes deep pain, it calls for deep repentance. When my causes great sorrow, my repentance should be reflected in that. I want the Lord’s influence to be so strong in me that I catch myself immediately when I hurt someone so that I can repent quickly. I want my repentance to always cry out louder than my sin and the pain I caused someone else.

Pressing On!

Dwayne