Archive - January, 2010

What does it mean to Repent? What is repentance?

January 12, 2010 • 0 Comments

After a deeper study of repentance in the original language, I think we’ve got it wrong.

I was reading today in Acts 2 and 3, and I was reading from some newer translations.  Two scriptures stood out:

Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:37-38, emphasis mine)

Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. (Acts 3:19, emphasis mine)

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Chasing your Passion

January 11, 2010 • 0 Comments

From this year’s devotional from Gateway Church called “Let’s Go!”:

God wants to use you … to send you. Don’t think you’re too young or too old for Him to use you. Regardless of your age, His plans for you are so much greater than you could ever imagine. What stirs your heart? What burning passion has God given you? Don’t grow weary and give up. The dreams He has placed in your heart He will accomplish—in wonderful, creative, unexpected ways—if you choose to seek Him, trust Him and obey Him. Ask yourself today: “Am I willing to be open to God’s will for my life?”

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Stop praying for revival, and BE the revival

January 2, 2010 • 1 Comment

Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ’s compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now. — TERESA OF AVILA

My 2010 New Year’s Resolution is to stop praying for revival and BE the revival.