GODLY SORROW (I)
“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV
The word used for sorrow also means grief. Grief is an emotional response to loss, and although often used in relation to death of a person, it can also be used a severing of anything to which an emotional bond had been formed.
As a result, grief can have physical, spiritual, psychological and cognitive implications. In our passage, Paul tells us that when we offend the spirit of God, we out to feel a form of grief. This grief, is to the end that the believer may repent and continue without shame or guilt into the abundant life they have received.
Likewise, the grief that doesn’t lead to repentance is not of God and leads to death, not necessarily of the body but of the conscience — which is far worse. Child of God, it is important that you remain sensitive to the spirit and its promptings, but most importantly to act on them. Never let a conviction sit too long, and once you have repented, remember that there is no condemnation for those in Christ (Romans 8:1).
Receive and accept your forgiveness!
Prayer: Father I thank you for this word. I am ever sensitive to the spirit and I give no foothold to the enemy to condemn me for what you saved me from. I am slow to speak, quick to forgive and respond to the convictions of your spirit. All in all, Christ is glorified, now and forevermore. Amen!
CI.
