BUSTED
READING: 2 CORINTHIANS 7:8-12
Laura and June both got a cookie from the cookie jar without getting permission. They heard their little brother telling mom what they had done and knew they were in trouble. Laura thought, “It was wrong for me to take that cookie and I’m going to ask mom to forgive me for being disobedient.” June thought, “I should have been more careful about getting that cookie. Now I have to say the right thing to mom in order to ease the punishment.” Laura was sorry she did something that was wrong. June was sorry she got caught doing something wrong. As adults we still respond in those two very different manners. That fact gets us to the verse quoted above. Is there someone reading this devotional thought who practices the sorrow of the world? If so, you should know that Jesus has saved you from the death that results according to God’s order and principles. It is our Lord’s desire to change your worldly sorrow into godly sorrow that leads to salvation. If you are a reader who practices godly sorrow, please pray a prayer for those who need to repent and be saved. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. What type of condition may motivate a transformation from worldly to godly sorrow?
