Focal Passage: John 21:15-23
As you think back over the course of your life, do you ever struggle with regret?
For most of us, regrets are plentiful and painful, and some have changed the direction of our lives. But regardless of the mistakes we’ve made in the past, nothing compares to the feeling of regret that we often carry after we’ve failed the Lord.
It could have been a consequential sin that you committed years ago, and you continue to feel guilt and shame to this day. Perhaps during a time of crisis you turned your back on the Lord, and have sensed distance from God ever since.
Perhaps you had an opportunity to take a stand for Christ in public, but you became filled with fear and followed the crowd in opposition. [Read more…]