Topic: Repentance
Part 2: Benefits
Greetings Sons of God:
When we talk about repentance most times we are looking at a
change from the wrong mindset or action to the right. So for most people when they hear repent they
immediately think of the bad but there are benefits to repenting. Yes, benefits, and if we truly repent we will
see these benefits. I will not type the
Scriptures out because one of the major problems we have in the Body is we want
to be spoon-fed all the information and Jesus said if YOU seek, YOU will find
so I want to encourage you to go read these Scriptures and seek out the answers
and understanding for yourself:
1. Repentance reaps Rest (Isaiah 59:12-14;
Matthew 11:28-30)
2. Repentance reaps Forgiveness (James
5:15-16; 1 John 1:9, 10)
3. Repentance reaps Mercy (Proverbs
28:13; Matthew 9:10-13)
4. Repentance reaps Outpouring of the
Spirit (Joel 2:12-28; Acts 2:37-41
5. Repentance reaps Illumination of God’s
Word (Hebrews 6:1-6; John 12:39-50)
6. Repentance reaps Dominion (Micah
4:1-8; Luke 15:11-24)
The hard part and the aspect that many struggle with as it
pertains to actually repenting is the denial of what has been “normal” to
them. These things range from behavior
to even people who you associate with and call a friend who in actuality is a
hindrance to your walk. As believers we
must embrace repentance. The first
elementary doctrine of Christ found in Hebrews 6:1 is repentance from dead
works. God does not want you to waste
time.
“Time is a currency that you can
never get back. You are constantly
spending so invest wisely”
Only God
knows the amount of time you are to be on the Earth. He desires for you to do the work the reveals
the Heavenly reality of you being His son and manifesting His glory in the
Earth. All of these spiritual blessings
that the Father desires to give us can only be obtained through
repentance. Repentance positions you
with the Father. The Scriptures declare
that we are being changed from glory to glory and if we are being changed then
we must embrace repentance because the Father is going to continuously reveal
areas of our lives that we need to change that we may further manifest His
glory and become a better representative of Him in the Earth. It is through repentance and obedience that
the fruit of our faith can be seen. Oh
yes, when you start repenting and making a true lifestyle change the first
thing that will happen is you will begin to see the true intentions and character
of those whom you call friends. And many
will you have to walk away from because they are not willing to follow Christ
as you. Do not fret, the Father has
promised that he will never leave you nor forsake you but moreover he also
promised that He will give you a hundred-fold more brothers, sisters, mothers
and fathers in this lifetime. That is a
promise from God.
Let me make
sure that we embrace the right mindset to repentance because the carnal mind
can slip one over you and then you will be trying to repent to get things and
that is not the reason you repent.
You repent
because your faults and/or something that is not like the Father is being
revealed to you that you may make the change so that you may be LIKE your
Father. When you embrace repentance from
that mentality everything else will come as the Father grants it. Matthew 6:30-33 declares that we seek the
rulership (Kingdom) of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be “added”
or given to you. You repent to become
more like your Heavenly Father not because you want something.
Peace and Grace
Calvin Calhoun
