Penitence

"A growing Christian must have at his roots the life-giving waters of penitence. The cultivation of a penitential spirit is absolutely essential to spiritual progress." - Tozer

Dear Reader, As a follower of the carpenter, we seek to become Christ-like. Yet this journey we travel is marked by failures to be led by the Spirit and to step from the wisdom of God, the result is sin. If this were the final outcome we are tasked to live, then it would be a sad freedom indeed that Jesus offered. However it is not.

Like the Apostle Peter before us, we understand than sinning is never the last word to those who have a penitential spirit. We have a saviour who forgives. Jesus desire is to see those who have wandered, to be restored. Then on from this, we have a saviour who desires us to live a life victorious. By being rooted in the humility of Christ for our forgiveness, we can live a life victorious over sin. This means that where we exist now in our walk is never our final resting place. There is more; more to discover about overcoming sin, more to discover about the Holy Spirt and his guidance, more to desire in relationship to the Christ.

Peter, who denied Christ three times, was restored in love and tasked with leading a fledgling bride, the church. We might never be tasked with such weighty matters, but the one who loved Peter to task him, also loves us as completely.

Let us, rooted in penitence, grow and stretch forth to live a life victorious.


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