Repentance Returns Us To God

True repentance cries out to be restored with God.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   Biblical Repentance leads us towards God primarily What do you mean, Clif, that repentance that leads us back to God. We see this plainly in how God accuses David. God lists off all the blessings of God upon David’s life. He didn’t mention the havoc it caused in Bathsheba’s life, or Uriah’s. He could have. But the root of the issue was his despising the word of the LORD. The fruit of his sin affected other people, as it always does, but root of the sin was rebellion against God. And this is why repentance is specific. A person who is truly repenting leaves no corner of his heart closed off to God. He can’t because he recognizes God for who He is. If he didn’t recognize God as the true authority over his life, then there remains a higher authority in that person’s mind, which means that the repentance being shown is only using God for the person’s own pragmatic, self-preserving means. True repentance cries out for more of God, no matter the cost, no matter what may come. True repentance desires first and foremost a restored and right relationship with God. And this is why, when David confesses, after having heard most of the consequences of his sin, he says, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Full stop. No excuses, no “if I have sinned..”, no “can we make a bargain?” I have sinned against the LORD. Come what may, I need to be restored to the LORD.