Two weeks ago I was hit by a driver who fled the scene. When the police called him and he returned to the scene of the hit and run accident, the young man told me he was sorry. However, upon questioning from his father, “Did you know you hit her? You must have felt it.” The offender did not take responsibility, but said that he was not sure he had hit me.
What kind of sorrow or apology is one that does not confess guilt?
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Psalm 51:17
A true spirit of humility; to be contrite is to recognize my sinful state before the Holy God in whose presence no evil can stand.
The only way that I can approach God, is to not only say that I am sorry, but also come to Him with godly repentance that leads to everlasting life.
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10
Worldy sorrow says, “I am sorry that I am caught in my sin.” Godly sorrow conveys, “Against a Holy God I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and lead me in Your paths of righteousness.”
This year I would like to propose two new practices for us.
First let us, like the man in the video below, confess to Jesus our sins and the sins of our people and ask Christ to have mercy on us.
Secondly, would you join me in praying for the nations via Operation World? Click here to subscribe for the 60 day prayer e-mails that will be delivered to your inbox. The prayer prompts feature Prayercast videos that can guide your prayers for the nations. They also highlight unreached people groups within each country. Unreached means that less than 2% of that population has ever heard of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I hope that you will join me.
Let us all learn from the humble prayers of brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus around the globe.
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