83 - A Repentant Mind

Romans 2:4 AMP

God’s kindness leads you to repentance that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life.

God has abundantly blessed us with His kindness so that we might see Him, recognize His presence, and understand His truth. He calls us to turn our focus from what is temporary—what we see and touch in this world—and to look beyond it. He invites us to glimpse what is eternal and heavenly, to change our way of thinking, and to open our eyes to the God who has always been there, waiting for us to come to Him. When we turn to Him, He heals us.

As it says in Romans 1:20: "For since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." God’s handiwork in creation reveals Him clearly, leaving no room for ignorance.

Not only has He revealed Himself in creation, but He has also filled our lives with every good thing. As Scripture reminds us, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father" (James 1:17). Our talents, creativity, and all that is beautiful in our lives flow from Him. In Him, we live and move and have our being, as Acts 17:28 declares: "For in Him we live and move and exist."

God is deeply involved in every aspect of our lives, constantly calling us to acknowledge Him. He desires for our minds to be renewed, for our old ways of thinking to give way to something new and true—His truth, brought to us through His Son. He has made it abundantly clear that we are in His care, and He calls us to be transformed into His likeness—holy and righteous.

True righteousness is not based on our own efforts or self-righteousness but comes from a heart that is fully aligned with God, longing to please Him. He has set before us a new calling: to see Him as He is, to acknowledge Him in everything we do, and to live the new life He has prepared for us—a life shaped by the reality of who He is and all He has given us, especially through the sacrifice of His Son. Jesus died to set us free from sin and its guilt, so we can stand before God with pure hearts, at peace with Him.

This gift is beyond anything this world can offer. We may have believed that the good in our lives came from our own efforts, but the truth is that all good things come from God's hand. If we could fully grasp this, our understanding of ourselves would change. We would recognize our dependence on Him, not our own independence, and understand that His wisdom sustains us.

God has been the source of all good in our lives, even when we were sinners. As Romans 5:8 reminds us, "God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." His love reached us even in our sin, fulfilling the deepest longings of our hearts. Though we often fail to recognize Him as the giver, He continues to provide.

If we acknowledge that everything good comes from our Heavenly Father, our perspective would shift. We would see that it has never been by our own strength but by His. This realization leads us to rely on Him for spiritual awakening, healing, and cleansing from our old lives. 

It all begins with a change in our minds. As we turn our thoughts to Him, our minds are renewed, and we are transformed into His likeness, moving from one degree of glory to another. This transformation comes from Him. The new life He offers is a free gift, and it is for us to accept it, to turn away from our old ways of thinking, and to embrace the new life He has given us.

Let us relinquish our old thoughts and behaviors, void of God's wisdom, and take hold of the new, reborn life He offers.