And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

— Ephesians 4:30

7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

8 do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

— Hebrews 3:7-8

Do not quench the Spirit.

— 1 Thessalonians 5:19

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

— 1 Peter 2:24

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

— Titus 2:14

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Failure to repent means ignoring the Holy Spirit’s prompting and refusing to yield to God. This is costly. We may falsely believe we are strong enough to clean up the damage caused by our sin, which merely buries the problem or makes matters worse.

When we do not repent, we carry the guilt of our sin rather than allowing Jesus to pay sin’s debt on our behalf to free us from the penalty and enslavement of sin. Jesus died to set us free from sin’s tyranny. Without repenting and seeking His forgiveness, we remain slaves to sin.