The Bible calls severe wrong doing SIN,
and the original language definition
is an archery term meaning to
not hit the bullseye and
'Miss The Mark'.
All of us - either willingly or unwittingly -
will repeatedly 'miss the mark' in life,
and when we do there are
three ways we can choose to respond.
The FIRST, and most shameless response is outright REFUSAL.
In today’s scripture verse - where after a most
egregious transgression – someone acts like what they’ve done
is no big deal and they just go on with their life.
The SECOND response is having REGRET where, after the transgression,
there is acknowledgement of the wrong done with great regret
— but Without Repentance.
For example in Matthew 27:3 after Judas betrayed
Jesus and returned the money given him by the Pharisees but
instead of repenting before God he ran from his responsibility
and hung himself.
The THIRD response is honest and sincere REPENTANCE
when you realize and accept responsibility for your wrongdoing
and confess it to God – and sometimes also confess it to
others. In 2 Samuel 12:13 King David repented before
God and Nathan for sending Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba
to his death to cover up the adulterous affair he had had
with his wife.
Friend, we all make mistakes,
and 'Miss The Mark.'
When you do,
How Will
You
Respond?
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