| “Godly sorrow brings repentance…” |
| —2 Corinthians 7:10a |
More than 60 years ago, I heard an evangelist preach a sermon on what he called “Godly Sorrow.” I left that service somewhat mystified. The Apostle Paul, however, speaks about godly sorrow in a way that is quite clear when he writes in 2 Corinthians 7:10:
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
Let us welcome the kind of godly sorrow that the Holy Spirit will bring to us. Such godly sorrow helps keep us on the pathway of obedience. It encourages us to quickly confess our sins, repent of our sins, make restitution for our sins, and receive reconciliation with the one we have sinned against. Godly sorrow helps us keep a clean slate in our lives. It is a tool that the in-dwelling Holy Spirit uses to point us in the right direction along the pathway that He opens up for us each day.
Indeed, godly sorrow clears the channels of our lives, so that God’s love can flow through us and into the lives of the people around us. And ultimately, by prompting us to be obedient to God’s perfect will for us, godly sorrow produces within us the greatest possible joy.
Based on a post from Wednesday, March 11, 2015
