Repentance
Nehemiah 1:9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
It is not too late to come back and begin to do right. Nehemiah says if and not “when” . This means there is a condition to be met before God will restore. Repentance is not just a matter of words … it is not a game … you cannot manipulate God with a false repentance because He sees our hearts and knows all our motivations even from afar. But God is dedicated to respond to true repentance. He does not force Himself nor will He keep pleading … we can choose to remain scattered or decide to return like the prodigal son to Him. Let it be clear … we cannot remain in sin and expect grace to abound … we must receive grace to turn from all wickedness and sin and turn to God.
God has a better plan … a chosen place … the best ideas are in Him … the greatest successes can be found through Him. God wants to be glorified so He has set His name concerning a place, a situation that you cannot reach on your own. He says eyes have not seen nor has the heart conceived of that which He has already set. God is a God of unimaginable creativity … the ultimate creator. Do you know that when we turn back to Him, He can restore to His set place in ways we cannot imagine.
To turn to God means to admit our sin and accept that there is a better way in Him. To rediscover the truths of God and live by it … to return and to leave the wrong path and come back to the path of truth. There are many crooked paths …and the end does not justify the means in business as in many other things. Resolve in your heart and make a quality decision to love God with all your heart and strength … pray for repentance and ask for guidance to learn the right way before you pray for your business. Soon you will be full of divine ideas that will set you on a sure but different road to success.
Verses for further meditation
Mat 3:1-3; Hosea 14:1-3
Thoughts for Business and the work place
You can learn from every experience …even mistakes and errors.
Suggestions for Prayer
O Lord lead me back to you …set my feet on the paths of righteousness never to stray again. Amen
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