Daily Devotion - February 6, 2025

For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it … because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief. (2 Cor 7:8-9)

The Apostle Paul tells us in Second Corinthians 7:10 that “godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” There is a difference between simply feeling bad that we have sinned and living a changed life after repenting of our sin.

Remorse means we apologize for failing to obey God, and repentance means actually turning away from sin. When we acknowledge that this turning away is something we cannot do by our own human effort, we receive God’s power to change, the power found in his grace.

So, take heart in the grace of God and his love for you. Turn your life around!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I know that I sin in many ways. Help me to feel a godly sorrow for my sin that results in true repentance.