Repentance Leads To Salvation

-June 11, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and he humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.”

(2 Chronicles 33:12-13).

The story of King Manasseh is an amazing example of true repentance. His life before was the worst ever for the kings of Israel and Judah; yet God forgave him turned his life around completely.

The definition of the word repent is defined as, “to feel regret or contrition; to change one’s mind; to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life.” Manasseh’s repentance was sincere and God changed his life.

Manasseh’s rap sheet was as long as his arm. 2 Chronicles 33:1-12 lists every one of his sins. Verse two summarizes his life: “But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.”

As you read of all his evil and wickedness, you may think he was beyond hope or remedy; he seemed to have gone too far into sin. He not only did evil but he seduced Judah to more evil than all the nations in Canaan before God drove them out.

Even when the Lord spoke to him and to Judah, they would not listen. God had to take severe measures to deal with him. The Lord brought the Assyrians to take him to Babylon with hooks and bronze fetters. He literally hit rock bottom.

Fortunately, he implored the Lord and greatly humbled himself. He turned from sin to salvation. This is what repentance is all about: turning around 180 degrees. It means a change of heart and actions. Peter’s message in Acts 3:19 was, “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshment may come from the presence of the Lord.”

Repentance is not a one time occurrence at conversion, we as believers must also repent and confess our sins and be restored to fellowship with the Lord. We must be broken before the Lord. David and Peter attest to that.

Let us repent and get right with God. He is faithful to hear and forgive us. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

No one has strayed too far that God cannot bring him back. Repentance leads to restoration.

Dean