Of Repentance

1Sam. 24:1-5a David's men whispered to him, "Can you believe it? This is the day God was talking about when he said, 'I'll put your enemy in your hands. You can do whatever you want with him.'" Quiet as a cat, David crept up and cut off a piece of Saul's royal robe.  Immediately, he felt guilty.

It's sad how we only feel guilty AFTER we have done something we weren't suppose to do.   Here we have what appeared to be "that the stars had alighned" Saul was in a vulnerable position, David's men were in his ear telling him this is GOD's doing that Saul is being given unto you right now.   Even they had twisted scriptures to help prompt David by saying "this is the day" that the Lord spoke of, and what did David do....NO he didn't kill  him but what he did do was disrespectul, and being disrespectful to those GOD placed in authority over  us, IS NEVER GOOD!

So it says DAVID immediately felt guilty.  What about you?  Do you even remotely feel guilty when you've spoken against your pastors, presidents, supervisors or managers?  Do you really think your freedom of speech transcends GOD's LAW as it relates to how we are to treat one another?  TODAY is truely the day of repentance, why.....because TOMORROW isn't promised to NONE OF US.   Repentance isn't just saying sorry.....DAVID knelt before Saul with the piece of his robe in hand in submission to him, the one who had sought to kill him.   

2Cor7:10 says God's desire is to lead us away from sin, through repentance (turning completely away from it, going a different direction) which is a result of salvation.   But see when we want to be right for our own sakes and not His glory, we are forfeiting our spiritual life for death instead.   Who have you wronged, cheated, or mispoke about.   I challenge you today to do, and be as DAVID was humble enough to repent, and lead by example to honor those GOD has put in authority over you.   For you honoring them, YOU ultimately honor HIM!  Simply put....LOVE GOD, & LOVE PEOPLE!