The passage I read was Luke 13:1-5
You can find that passage here:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+13%3A1-5&version=NIV
The verse that most stood out to me:
5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
As I reflect:
No one person deserves salvation or death more than any other person, but all equally deserve death for their sins. All likewise have a free choice to repent or perish. The words of this passage had a very real meaning for those listening. For it was not even one generation of time before Jerusalem was destroyed and many who were present for this message came face to face with the outcome of their choice from that day. Some had repented, but others perished for an eternal separation from God. Neither the people present for the message, nor those whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices, nor those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them knew when their end would come.
This message should have even more impact on us today knowing not what tomorrow brings and yet having the choice to repent and know our Creator in a very real way. Jesus didn’t water this message down but made it very clear that we are all guilty and deserve death. “But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
My response to the Lord:
Lord, in my studies I have found that the Greek words for the first and second time “repent” is used in this passage, there are different definitions. One indicates a one time event and the other indicates a continuing verb. Lord, may I continue to turn from my sins and never find comfort in them or believe the false promises the enemy makes while tempting me to commit them. Lord, drive me away from my sins and empower me to overcome them by your Holy Spirit working in my life. In Jesus name.
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