Ash Wednesday: Seek The Lord While He May Be Found!

“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.  Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.  Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”  Isaiah 55:6-7

Ash Wednesday marks a day each year that many focus on repentance.  We confess our sins; we ask for forgiveness in Jesus Name; and we do our best to avoid repeating the same sin.  In other words, we make changes.  That is really what Ash Wednesday and Lent are: a chance to repent.

Whether we want to face it or not, we are running out of time.  Real repentance does not just mean sorrow over our sins, it means change.  And change is hard for all of us.

But if we want our sins to be truly forgiven, real repentance is required.  And that includes being willing to confess our sins to God, to change, and to truly follow Jesus ?