Friday, August 1, 2025
DEALING WITH REGRET!
Rom 6:20-22
20 For when ye were the
servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in
those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those
things is death.
22 But now being made free
from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the
end everlasting life.
Our King James Bible does not use the word
“regret” even once, but the word “shame” can be found 122 times in 111 verses!
Everyone experiences shame or regret for bad decisions or outright sins. There
are many examples of this.
Adam and Eve immediately regretted their
decision to eat fruit that was forbidden. They were naked and ashamed. Esau
bitterly regretted selling his birthright for a bowl of spicy beans and he
sought some remedy for it but “he found it not though he sought it with tears.”
(See Hebrews 12:16 & 17)
Romans 8:1 is a wonderful comfort to any
believer who experiences regret and shame. It speaks loudly of forgiveness,
freedom, and restoration. Our decisions may force us to live with damage but we
need not live with damnation.
Rom 8:1
8 There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit.
Ps 130:3-4
3 If thou, Lord, shouldest
mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But there is forgiveness
with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
I am thankful, Dear Lord, that
there is forgiveness with Thee. Erase my regret with redemption and
restoration. AMEN