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Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, part of the growing repentance remnant, cleansing as His Bride, getting ready for His soon return as our Bridegroom-----
The man in the above graphic has just repented. JOY follows repentance. Repentance is God's Gift, as is His blood. Yet repentance is rarely preached. We have to turn to God and away from sin. Here's a statement by Rick Warren, with underlines and bold text by my dear friend Bob Taylor and by me:
Somewhere along the way, “repent” became a negative word. When many people hear that word, they think of a guy holding a sign on the corner telling people to “turn or burn” because the end is near. But the world’s idea of what it means to repent is totally wrong. “Repent” is actually the most positive, transforming word in the world. The word “repent” just means you change your mind. It’s not when you stop doing bad things—that’s the result of repentance. Repentance simply means you used to think one way and now you think another way. You used to think guilty thoughts, and now you think forgiven thoughts. You used to think damnation and discouragement, and now you think peace. You used to think selfishness, and now you think of others first. You used to think ambitiously, and now you think about how to serve. You think about God as he really is—a kind and loving Father. You think about yourself as God sees you—with value and purpose. You think about what really has meaning in life. Repentance is when you start rethinking your life in order to match how Jesus thinks. When you repent and turn from darkness to light, it’s not about not getting to do the things you want to do anymore. It’s about doing only the things that matter because your mind is set on what’s most important. It’s the most positive change in the world. Do you need some refreshment? Do you need to recover from life’s hurts and be revived after loss or failure? Then you only need to repent. When you do, you’ll come into God’s presence and experience real joy and peace. Why do you think people don’t like the idea of repenting? What do they think it will mean for their lives? How is being in God’s presence refreshing? Look at Acts 3:19. Why does repentance involve returning to God?
Acts 3:19,20: " Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that time of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before."
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In the shaking that He promised [Hebrews 12:26-29] do you see that His Gift of repentance needs, all the more, from this time forward, to spread to all persons, everywhere? Doesn't it need to spread to all Jews who don't yet know Him, and to a lukewarm "church," filled with many who have not ever even repented?
NDR exists, without church or denomination support, to encourage His Gift of repentance to pastors, priests, worship leaders, all believers, in nations everywhere. We depend on your gifts, of whatever amount, to seed into this urgent move of His repentance before His soon return. Thank you!
Donations have stopped, and are almost frozen, except for a very small handful who see His Hand in this ministry. When we give our first and best to God, we will have "an abundance for every good work." (Matthew 6:33, 2 Corinthians 9:8; Proverbs 14:21,31). Please pray to the Lord if He will have you join us in prayers and much needed support.
God bless you,
Pastor Jeff Daly
National Day of Repentance
www.repentday.com
www.americankneels.com
www.globalrepent.com
pastorjeff@repentday.com
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The Lord makes it clear: Luke 13:1-5, repent or perish. Here's a NDR video on this key scripture: https://youtu.be/oT15XrDvv9c
and this video on ETERNITY: https://youtu.be/evrL-H29908
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