Repentance Means Seeing

Wile E. Coyote about to fall.

Wile E. Coyote never falls until he realizes that he’s not on solid ground.

 

Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner. He dodges and the Coyote runs off the cliff. He keeps running until.. He notices. Nothing below him for 500 feet but air. Then, he falls.

Adam and Eve walked with God every evening naked. Then one day the evil one came between them and God. They now had knowledge of their sin. Where once they were clothed with God’s righteousness now they were transparent. Naked before God. They knew it and they hid.

Do we think we can hide our sins from God?

I was listening to Dallas Willard yesterday. If you don’t know him, go to Amazon and search. Buy a couple of his books. One of his comments yesterday was that repentance is about seeing. We must see ourselves before we realize that we are not running on solid ground.

Do you ever feel like you are running through life and stiff is happening, but it’s all just a blur?

That’s when you need to:

  • slow down
  • take a few deep breaths
  • let your mind scan your body and your activities
  • reflect, that is, think for a while on your situation
  • bring God into your awareness
  • let God’s grace envelop you
  • just accept the grace
  • return to your life refreshed

2 Responses to “Repentance Means Seeing”

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