Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 4:17
When you turned to Jesus for salvation, which direction were you looking? You likely had your eyes fixed on your past. You looked back at your history of sinning against the Lord, and repented of it. Your goal was to leave your past behind you. That’s what repentance is all about—a fresh start, one that begins with a new way of thinking. Biblical repentance, after all, is literally a change of mind. To repent means to think differently, to reconsider one’s thoughts and beliefs. In view is a 180-degree turn away from sin towards the Savior.
But the motivation for repentance isn’t only your past, is it? When Jesus started His earthly ministry, He commanded men and women to repent because of the future. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” He said. In other words, have a change of mind because something glorious is coming.
The kingdom of heaven is the kingdom of God, the spiritual realm over which God reigns as king. The kingdom of God is the fulfillment on Earth of God’s will. Christ has set up His spiritual reign in the church on earth, and He will one day set up His physical reign in Jerusalem. Your sins are behind you, and the kingdom of God is ahead of you.
If you repent today because a sexual sin has broken your fellowship with God, set your eyes on the future. Repent because the kingdom of God is at hand. Change your mind about the sins of pornography and masturbation because the day when all sin will be judged is at hand. The day when Christ will rule and reign in righteousness is coming. Hang in there.
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