“For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.”
2 Corinthians 7:10 (NKJV)

JANUARY 28 - The horrific plight of African-American slaves, the disaster of Native American land treaties, and the degrading internment of Japanese American families all have one thing in common—the valid need of restitution. Whenever we do wrong, guilt remains until there is a wholehearted attempt at restitution. Guilt doesn’t depart when the people we have wronged leave; it stays until we humble ourselves to make restitution.

Repentance without restitution is nothing more than a futile exercise in smooth talk, words with no backbone. We may try to squirm our way out of the responsibility of restitution by saying, “But I repented for what I did. That person just has not forgiven me.” Nevertheless, there must be some type of restorative process to prove to the person we wronged that Godly sorrow for our sin struck us so deeply that we now are willing to make those changes stick forever.

If we truly repent for what we did, there should be no problem whatsoever going to the person we wronged (every day if necessary), letting them know how much we need their love and acceptance. If we do this, God guarantees our release from guilt and shame.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You for creating in me a clean heart and renewing a steadfast spirit within me. I choose to bring restitution to every area of my life where I have been wrong.

Day 28: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

1 Kings 20

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