The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

Faith is having confidence in something. If I said that I had faith in you, I would be saying that I have confidence in you. It’s a confidence that says you are better at this than me. Faith in the Gospel is saying that you put your reliance and trust in a grounded and solid truth.

Repentance is complicated. True repentance is acknowledging that a pattern of life is dishonoring, unhealthy and destructive to yourself and those that you love. But it’s more than just being aware. It is also making an abrupt and deliberate turn from that life. It’s filling your life with new, honoring, healthy and healing practices.

This is the Gospel: God, limitless in authority and power was determined to provide an adequate solution to the disastrous pain of sin. The separation that sin has caused between humanity and God needed resolve. Jesus came to be the perfect and full payment for sin. We can enter back into harmonious relationship with God through faith in Jesus and true repentance.

Pondering the glorious gospel is like witnessing an ever-changing sunrise. Each journey through its epic storyline offers a new invitation to grace, life, and peace.

“People who cover their faults and excuse themselves do not have a repentant spirit.” Watchman Nee