Have you ever met anyone who quickly says "sorry" but in your mind you're wondering if they even know why their sorry? Does it even mean anything to them, or are they just words? I'm sure i'm guilty of this, especially in my relationship with God. Oftentimes I feel more sorry for myself, wanting to make myself feel bad so that I can eventually alleviate feelings of guilt that come following sin or transgression. Other times i'm sorry because I got caught, rather than feeling sorry because of the intrinsic evil of the act that I committed. Lastly, there are times I say sorry without any heart behind it, or in other words, in my heart I don't really feel that bad.
I often wonder what God thinks when we flee to the gospel without any thought as to the gravity of our sin. Let me ask you, how often do you repent? Following sin, It's easy for me to quote Isaiah 53 to myself, and simply move on with my life. But where is the mourning, where is the repentance? (Matt 5:4) How often do we take a good look at our sin?
Now don't ask me to elaborate on what it means to truly repent. I'm still trying to figure that out. But surely this is a neglected essential in the evangelical church? All I know is that God hates sin, so shouldn't it break our hearts when we disobey and grieve our Father? Grace may be absolutely free to us, but it wasn't cheap for the one who paid for it.
Don't short-circuit the repentance process......
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