40 Days Lent Devotional - Day 29
Meditation:
Take a moment to intentionally reflect and focus on God, God’s Word, and God’s works.
Engage with the Scripture:
Interact with the Scripture not merely for the purpose of knowledge, but rather for transformation and discipleship to Jesus.
- What was the original intent? (Context/Content)
- What does it mean? (Interpretation)
- How should it shape and form me? (Application)
Repentance
Matthew 4:17
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Acts 3:12-19
When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.
17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
To repent is to rethink everything in light of the Kingdom of God, and the good news of Jesus.