Back to The Baics

Reflecting on this past weekend at Lawndale Baptist many things come to my mind. Finishing last in the amazing race, staying up late and waking up feeling like an old man in the morning, watching guys get it when Theology is discussed, and also taking to heart so much of what I myself am teaching to those who are shortly going to follow behind. One of the basics that never quite left my mind was that the importance of Repentance. As we shared our hearts and sins that so often intangle, I couldn't help but to reflect on what we are to do as we poor out or sorrow over our sins and cry out in dependence on God. That being repent. We as believers are to be a body of those who shove away the pride that comes with justifying our sins, and see our true depravity.
Martin Luther's first point of the 95 Theses was that the christians live is one of on going repentance. The more I translate this to the every moment mentality it is supposed to be in my life the more I am depending on the work and sufficentcy of the Cross, as well as seeing the filthiness of my own Righteousness.
How effective would the Body of the Church be if we would daily apply the lifestyle of the repentant one? How much humility would we possess when he come to the reality of our wrong doings against one another and most importantly against our Creator? How servant like would we be in knowing the depth of our wickedness and what Christ has done for us?
As we reflect on what Christ has done...
Let us be a people of Repentance.