(What
about for those of us who are already saved?
Jesus suffered the ultimate godly
sorrow, the greatest sorrow imaginable, when he suffered
and died for our sins.
Also, Jesus suffers terrible sorrow every time
we sin, because it is him that we really hurt:)
Psalms 51:4a Against
thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done
this evil in thy sight:
(If we consider this, when we have sinned, then
Jesus will allow us to experience, a little, of this
sorrow of his.
Then we are able to sorrow after a godly sort,
for the sin, for the loss of fellowship, but mainly that
we have hurt Jesus deeply.
So, when we repent, not only do we realize that
we are forgiven:)
I John 1:9 If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
(But Jesus has brought us back into fellowship.
Yet, how often do we realize, at that moment,
that we have hurt Jesus deeply.
Yes, we are forgiven – yes, fellowship is
restored – but what about the heart of our dear Saviour?
We had just broken his heart, so why not at
this same moment of forgiveness, bring some pleasure to
Jesus?
How can we do that? By, first letting gratitude
pour forth from our lips.
Then we can begin to immediately praise him for
his grace, tender-mercies, loving kindness, and
compassion.
We should let him know how wonderful we believe
him to be.
We could even sing something to him, like a
little child pleasing a parent with a little melody.)
Psalms 89:1 I will
sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth
will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
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