INCUBATION TODAY (14-08-2017)

INCUBATION TODAY (BRO EMMA OKORIE)

MONDAY 14TH AUGUST, 2017

TOPIC: A REPENTANT HEART GOD WILL NOT OVERLOOK

 

Meditation

"And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.  And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.” (Luke 22:61-62)

 

Today’s Text: Luke 22:55-62

 

Repentance basically means regret or sorrow for something bad one has done. One can be sorrowful out of fear of reprisals or adverse effects of what one has done but repentance is beyond this. Repentance means godly sorrow or regret, a decision never to allow such happen again. Peter was the most prominent of Jesus’ disciples. He had vowed to stand by Jesus no matter what but while Jesus stood trial at the Chief Priest’s, Peter denied Him vehemently, even three times! When their eyes met, a mere look by Jesus convicted him of his sins. He was smote in his spirit. He broke down and wept out of a repentant heart.

Don’t be so familiar with God that it becomes hard for you to repent when you err. Lowly and unbelieving people hear the truth of the gospel and are cut to the heart and repent, but religious leaders who have become so familiar with God hedge and harden their hearts pretending that all is well. Their egos have become their god and they are willing to go to any length in compromise to protect their positions and pride. These leaders preach the gospel, win souls but are headed to hell because of unrepentant hearts.

Repentance comes with excruciating pain and no right thinking person wants to go through that pain twice. Many of us sin over and over again, asking for forgiveness all the time because we did not have genuine repentance in the first place. There are definite qualities that show genuine repentance for by their fruits you shall know them. One who is not genuinely repented is dangerous. He fears neither man nor God. Peter was grieved and his repentance was total. Are you genuinely repented or are you nursing a seared conscience and nothing moves you anymore? With the state of your heart it is easy to see where you are headed. Repent today that your lot may be with the cloud of witnesses in heaven.

 

Prayers:
1. Do a proper heart search. Confess every outstanding sin in your life.
2. Ask the Lord to forgive you.
3. Purpose in your heart not to travel that route ever again.

 

Confession:
Dear Lord, I truly repent of all my inadequacies and promise never again to slide into sin.

 

Further Study:

Hosea 10:12
"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”*

 

Acts 3:19
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”

 

Acts 17:30
"And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent.”

 

2 Corinthians 7:10
"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”

 

Jonah 3:6-7
“For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water.”

 

Luke 15:21
"And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.”

 

2 Corinthians 7:10
"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”