Many were asking me about things like this one . You say that This lent is meant to be a season of triumph and all that so does it mean that , you only celebrate and be merry all the time ? what about repentance , feeling sorry for sin , asking God for forgiveness and being holy during this season ? Why do you focus on the joyful and blessed part of one self so much ? When the whole world is mourning and thinking about the plight of Jesus Christ on the Cross why are you writing something so different ? So many questions were asked .
My answer is this .I know that many people say that you need to ask God for forgiveness of your sins and repent during the Lent .I would say that you don't have to specifically wait for the lent to be holy blameless and spotless before God. We are saved through His amazing grace . No one is holy except God Himself. We all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. We were redeemed and saved by the blood shed by our Lord Jesus on the cross.
I have heard a preacher say that the Hebrew word for Repentance is "teshuvah" that means "Because of the Cross of Jesus Return to Grace ".What an amazing revelation of repentance .The hidden meaning behind the word repentance is simply mind blowing when we look into the original word in the hebrew language.It shows God's heart for His people.
Repentance is all about returning back to God's grace because of His goodness that was demonstrated on the cross at calvary.It all about looking at the cross and receiving His grace .God's grace has dominion over every sin .We all make mistakes but we need to repent looking at the cross and experiencing his unmerited favor to overcome sin in the area of your weakness. We have no condemnation in Christ Jesus , that's the highest blessing behind grace .
2 Corinthians 12:9 says "And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness". Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Don't run away from Him. Run to the Lord instead.
I believe that when our understanding about God's grace , righteousness right , you will see everything change . It's not your willpower that helps you to overcome temptation it's the Holy Spirit living inside you who aids us to bear witness to Jesus by guiding us. So to me living a life of holiness and righteousness is a everyday thing not something you do in lent .
We all take a shower and keep ourselves dirt free after a long day of work or going places . Same thing applies to our inner man . we need to look into our hearts and ask Jesus to cleanse us with His blood to keep our inner man spotless and flawless before God.Its a daily process not a seasonal procedure.His grace is freely available to us , that's the true blessing of the finished work of jesus on the cross.Receive His grace today in your area of weakness. It's possible to live a sin free life with the Holy Spirit .
Get rid of your guilt and come running to the throne .
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