A man wrote the following letter to a newspaper’s Advice columnist recently. “I am a 50 year old man serving time for robbery…The truth is, I’m scared and helpless. There is no one to love, and no one to love me. I know I have made bad choices and deserve the punishment for my crime. Can I ever be happy again? Is it too late to start over? The columnist wisely replied, “ with penitence comes redemption. It is never too late.” Penitence is another word for repentance. While other people may not give us a second chance, God will, when He sees a humble, repentant heart Isaiah gave us God’s attitude toward anyone of us when we acknowledges our spiritual needs and are willing to turn to Him. He wrote, “Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near. … return to the Lord…He will have mercy on him …he will abundantly pardon.” If you have done wrong, there is hope. You can have a second chance.

Pastor Alex Rockwell