Samuel
was a godly man and mourned for a considerable time over the failure and
rejection of King Saul. His mourning was commendable to some degree but the
Lord had had enough of it. He told Samuel to get up and get about his business
of finding the next king.
Our
mourning over our sin is like this. It is commendable to some degree but the
Lord will soon have enough of it. How long will you mourn over your sin? Get
you into the house of the Lord and stand before the living God. Stand and stand
fast and heed the Word of the Lord. To obey is better than sacrifice. So,
receive the forgiveness that is declared and stop trying to beat yourself up by
your own measure of penance. This ill countenance does not become the saints of
the Lord.
Get
down on your knees and humble yourself before the Lord. And then, having done
that, get over it, get up and get on with it. This does not mean that you think
lightly of sin but it does mean that you think highly of the grace and
forgiveness that God has granted you in Jesus Christ.
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