THE BASICS OF PRAYER #4

BLOG #72        PRAYER OF REPENTANCE         9/12/2020

 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not but have eternal life” (John 3:16, NIV)                                                                     

               

Jesus said, “…no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again (John 3:3, NIV). The kingdom of God is the reign of God. The reign of God which will reign supreme. Jesus said, “…no one can enter the kingdom unless he is born of water and the Spirit (3:5). Born of water is to be made clean (see Psalm 51:10). Born of the Spirit is to be spiritually reborn.   

 

In John 3:16 the word believe means to commit unto Him. It implies trusting our spiritual well-being to God.

 

Why do we need to repent? We who never have committed our lives to Christ, we need to be spiritually reborn. For we who are professing Christians, we need to repent if we are not living a life that pleases God.

 

What does it mean to repent? It is a change of mind. It is to feel sorrow for what we have done or not done. It is the desire to have a right relationship with God.

 

God’s love is not limited. He loves all the people in the world. And the eternal life He offers us is everlasting life. It is not only the quantity of life, but the quality of life.