Sorrowful – greatly so – but wasted

For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

In Australia this week there was a massive child porn crackdown with dozens of people all over the country charged. Some of those charged included a teacher, a top cop and others. 

I’m not judging them but already one person has committed suicide and about 5 others have attempted suicide. (Exactly the same thing happened a couple of years back with 2 people committing suicide.)

What shame they feel and what distress at the pain they’ve caused themselves and their families. This is what the Bible calls “worldly sorrow”. What they are mainly sorry about is that they were caught. That kind of sorrow is worthless even if the person feels it deeply enough to take their life.

The Bible says that sorrow which leads to repentance – that causes a person to admit their guilt to God and to plead for mercy and to turn away from sin – is the kind of sorrow that leads to life.

We are all guilty of sin – that’s why I do not judge these people. But if we do not find Godly sorrow now, we will definitely gnash our teeth in sorrow when we stand before God in judgement.

If you’ve never experienced Godly sorrow – if you do not believe you’ve done anything bad enough, why not ask God to show you how He sees you in your unrepentant state.

Until next time, so long.