THE COMFORT OF GODLY SORROW
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NIV)
Jesus in the Beatitudes emphasized the significance of mourning. He said,
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted Matthew 5:4 (NKJV)
In the message translation it renders it in such an amazing way.
You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. Matthew 5:4 (MSG).
I Love that! To truly embrace The Truth and Life, we must let go of our pride, arrogance and ignorances.
A young woman was weeping over her past mistakes and an elderly woman responded to her by saying – “keep it up dear, your tears are NOT weaknesses, rather they are the water that softens the soil for your growth”. It’s ok to mourn if it will draw you closer to the Father.
One of the evil in our time and day is a lack of genuine repentance. We need to bring back those days when the altars were washed by the tears of the repentant and not the pollutant melodies of sinners who remain in sin.
Several today will walk out of a preacher who points at their sins and woos them to repentance. They will rather have a ball and a party even in Church than truly feel sorry and be motivated to genuine repentance. Beloved, Don’t join them!
Meditate on This
– What have I mourned over that brought me closer to God?
– Do I allow myself to feel sorrow over sin, or do I avoid it?
– How has God comforted me in times of brokenness?
Prayer
Dear Father, please bring me to my knees and well up Godly sorrow in me to cause me to mourn when I am drawn away from you and your ways. Let every other thing fade away till I have Your embrace.
We can best see the ugly visage of sin, in the looking-glass of affliction.