Repentance crossed my devotional path again this morning. The message of the devotion was centered around the topic of being sold out to Christ, not selling Christ out to our sin. Christ had our sins nailed to the Cross with Him and because Christ is eternal, it wasn’t just for the ones at the time He was nailed there, it included all of us and all of our sins: past, present and future.

Long before Jesus walked this earth, Joshua was leading the Israelites into their Promised Land. He said to them, in part, at this point of time, …”choose you this day whom you will serve….” Joshua 24:15. The repentant plan hasn’t changed since Joshua told this to the Israelites–“choose you this day whom you will serve”. This can only be a lifetime commitment when we understand how to carry it out. It is a commitment one must make each and every day. The message says “this day”. This day is each day of our earthly life. In this present life we are temporary and of the flesh. When I committed my life to Jesus at an early age, I meant it for my lifetime. However, what I’m learning all these years later is that my repentant plan must be carried out with the commitment and understanding of EACH day. God’s Strength is found within the present day. That is when He in His Strength is with me.

This whole thing might seem trite to some, but for me it is a huge reality I want to better live out than I ever have before.