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| An Altered Attitude By Billy Graham • October 13 “Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful.” —Joel 2:13, NKJV From time to time I have had people pour out their hearts to me because their sins had been discovered and they were in serious trouble. They wept bitterly because they had devastated their marriage or ruined their reputation. But later someone would tell me they were back in the same situation. They had not learned from their experience, and seemed determined to bring even more chaos into their lives. What was the problem? The problem was lack of repentance. Their tears were tears of self-pity—but not of repentance. True repentance is a turning from sin—a conscious, deliberate decision to leave sin behind—and a conscious turning to God, with a commitment to follow His will. Repentance is only one part of our response to Christ (and even the strength to repent comes from God). But it is an essential part, for without it we cannot claim Christ is our Lord. The Bible says, “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret” (2 Corinthians 7:10, NIV).  Hope for TodayAre you living in regret or repentance? To turn away from our sins is not enough; we must also turn to the Lord. Only He can create a new heart within us and give us the strength to live differently. | ||
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| Devotion text from Hope for Each Day with Billy Graham, © Billy Graham, published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Bible translation used with permission. | ||
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