This moment in time, The LORD
God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit is going to take us
step by step in understanding that indeed Repentance does come with
blessing. Blessing cannot come until and unless there being Repentance first.
But let us start by
understanding what Repentance entails. And so Repentance is to go before The
LORD and say to The LORD: “Forgive all my sins and receive me
graciously, that I may offer the fruit (sacrifice) of my lips.” This
essentially means that Repentance starts with recognizing that we are
sinners and that it is because of our sins that we have stumbled; and then
going before The LORD with humility knowing that we don’t deserve His mercy and
forgiveness; but just due to His grace, we ask the LORD to receive us. After
The LORD receives us, we will then offer a sacrifice of praise and worship to
The LORD, a sacrifice that is acceptable before The LORD; we will now preach
His word and spread His word with our lips because our hearts shall have been
reformed and we will thus bear the fruit that comes with Repentance. That’s why
John The Baptist says in the book of Mathew 3:7-8 “But
when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said
to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore
bear fruits worthy of repentance.” The book of Hosea
14:1-2 summarizes it as follows: ‘“O Israel, return to
the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity;
Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away
all iniquity (sins); Receive us graciously, For we will offer the
sacrifices of our lips.”’
By this, then those who have
been delivered will now know and recognize that their neighbours, friends,
parents, family, property, wealth, jobs etc will not save them. The LORD is
very mercifully and loving and His anger turns away when one Repents of their
sins; and so The LORD restores them, renews them and revives them,
energizes them and rejuvenates them. So one becomes blessed and
strengthened by The LORD; for they shall have recognized that only in the LORD
does their genuine and everlasting help/salvation comes. This is well stated in
the book of Hosea 14:3 ‘“Assyria cannot save us; we
will not mount warhorses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to
what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.”’
They will then spread the good
news of the LORD; and the blessedness and deliverance of the LORD in their life
will spread; because they will then become a living testimony of how the
LORD can rescue, heal, deliver and set free one who was initially stumbling due
to sin. That’s why The LORD declares in the book of Hosea
14:5-8 ‘“I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall
grow (blossom) like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. His branches
shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance
like Lebanon. Those who dwell under his shadow shall
return; They shall be revived like grain, And grow like a vine. Their
scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon. “Ephraim shall say, ‘What
have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and observed him. I am like
a green cypress tree; Your fruit is found in Me.”’
It is also very important to
note that the way of The LORD; is the way of Righteousness and
Holiness. Only those who are wise and full of understanding can walk on it; because
by then they will actually be walking with The LORD. But the question that pops
up is: “Who are these wise people and who are these who
understand?.” To digest the meaning of this then we have to
go to the book of Job 28:28 which states: ‘“And
he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and
to shun evil is understanding.”’
It is also very
important to note that those who are rebellious (transgressors), who have not
Repented of their sins cannot walk on the way of The LORD; the way of
righteousness and holiness, because they will stumble. When
they stumble then they will be shamefully be exposed because then the garment
they will be wearing will not have been trimmed by The LORD by walking in
Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD
Jesus Christ, and this is well stated in the book of Revelation
16:15 “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who
stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully
exposed.”
The book of Hosea
14:9 summarizes it as follows: “Who is wise? Let
him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For
the ways of the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, But
transgressors (Rebellious) stumble in them.”
AND SO TO SUMMARIZE THE
BLESSINGS THAT COMES FROM REPENTANCE:
The first one is that through
Repentance, there is forgiveness of sins.
The second one is that through
Repentance there is grace and mercy offered by The LORD as He
receives those who have repented of their sins.
The third one is that through
Repentance; a sacrifice acceptable before The LORD can now be
offered; the sacrifice of praise and worship. The worship in truth and in
spirit.
The fourth one is that through
Repentance people realize that their salvation/help is in the hands
of The LORD; and not in their neighbours, friends, parents, family, property,
wealth, jobs etc.
The fifth one is that through
Repentance there is healing and free love from The LORD. And the
anger of The LORD is turned away.
The sixth one is that through
Repentance, one becomes restored, renewed, revived, energized
and rejuvenated by The LORD (The Anointing and the outpour of The Holy Spirit).
So there is revival that accompanies Repentance. “I will be like
the dew to Israel (them/you).”
The seventh one is that
through Repentance the message of salvation of The LORD spread;
because those who have been revived spread the good news of The LORD for they
shall have tasted of the Righteousness and the Holiness of The LORD and indeed
the fruits and the gifts of The Holy Spirit.
The eighth one is that through
Repentance do people become wise and full of understanding. When
they acquire wisdom and understanding, then they will walk with The LORD on the
highway of The LORD; the way of Righteousness and Holiness.
SHALOM!!!
Hosea 14:1-9 ‘“O
Israel, return to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of
your iniquity; Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to
Him, “Take away all iniquity (sins); Receive usgraciously, For we will
offer the sacrifices of our lips. Assyria shall not save us, We
will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You
are our gods.’ For in You the fatherless finds mercy.” “I
will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has
turned away from him. I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall
grow like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. His branches
shall spread;His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like
Lebanon. Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; They
shall be revivedlike grain, And grow like a vine. Their scent shall
be like the wine of Lebanon. “Ephraim shall
say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and
observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; Your fruit is
found in Me.” Who is wise? Let him
understand these things. Who isprudent? Let him know them. For the ways of
the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, But
transgressors (Rebellious) stumble in them.”’
PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE COMING
OF THE LORD IN ABSOLUTE REPENTANCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, TRUTH AND COMPLETE
SURRENDER TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH). TIME IS ABSOLUTELY
OVER; THE MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST IS IMMINENTLY COMING TO PICK HIS BRIDE!!!
REPENTANCE PRAYER
Precious Jesus,
I acknowledge today that you
are LORD and savior of all mankind,
and today I have recognized my
shortfall,
I repent and turn away from
all sin.
Please cover me with your
precious blood,
and establish your word in my
life,
that I may be found in
righteousness and holiness
and write my name in your book
of life
and baptize me with the power
of the Holy Spirit
in the mighty name of Jesus
Christ.
Amen.
Shalom!!! Shalom!!! Shalom!!!
Kevin Mirasi
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