SORRY
IS NOT AN APOLOGY!
Heb 12:16-17
16
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of
meat sold his birthright.
17
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he
was rejected: for he found no place
of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Dissecting
words
often sheds light on a deeper meaning. Our modern word “sorry” is not
an apology at all and is now generally used simply to dismiss an action
rather than to rectify a wrong. The origin of the word is Old English and means
“pained or distressed.” It is from the noun sore.
Esau
foolishly sold his birthright for a bowl of beans after returning
from a hunting expedition. He later regretted doing so and wanted to reverse
the decision but could not. He found no place or “opportunity” for repentance though he sought it carefully and
tearfully.
Esau
was "a profane person," which means "a common person, one
who lives for the world and not God." Our English word literally means
"outside the temple," or not belonging to God.
The
word “repentance”
is the Greek metanoia and means “compunction for guilt which includes
reformation along with a reversal of a decision.” We don’t see much repentance
today but we hear “sorry” many times.
God's
grace does not fail,
but we can fail to depend on God's grace. Esau is a warning to us not to live
for lesser things.
Rom 8:18
18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Dear
Lord, help me to be more than just sorry. Provide for me a place and an
opportunity for repentance. AMEN
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