![]() The word repent literally means “to perceive afterward.” It implies a change of mind. In today’s Bible reading In Luke 13, Jesus says twice, “I tell you but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” No longer do we have to keep doggedly trying to do something that isn’t working. But there are times when finding out we are wrong is sudden and immediate relief, and we can lift up our heads in hope. ![]() We want to run and hide our heads in shame. To be told we are wrong is sometimes an embarrassment, even a humiliation. I would never have gotten the job done, no matter how hard I tried, doing it my way. I was saved from frustration and failure. I reversed my exertions and, sure enough, the nut turned easily. Then my neighbor walked over and said that he had a lawnmower like mine once and that, if he remembered correctly, the threads on the bolt went the other way. By this time I was beginning to get emotionally involved with my lawnmower. Next, I took a large rock and banged on the pipe. ![]() I got a four-foot length of pipe and slipped it over the wrench handle to give me leverage, and I leaned on that-still unsuccessfully. I had my biggest wrench attached to the nut but couldn’t budge it. I was trying to get the blade off so I could sharpen it. Eugene Peterson, in his book, Run with the Horses, shared a humorous story that vividly illustrates the meaning of repentance.Ī few years ago I was in my backyard with my lawnmower tipped on its side. ![]()
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