Week 2 - Day 3

THE RELATIONSHIP

Daily Directions

DAILY DIRECTIONS

Use a sentence or bullet points to finish these statements.

UP - Lift Up Your Praise

• Lord, I praise You for …

DOWN - Bow Down In Repentance

• Lord, I repent of …

IN - Take In God’s Word

DOWN - Bow Down In Repentance

Once you have spent some time praising Jesus, the next step is to repent of your sin to Him.

Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

Psalm 32:1-5 (NIV)

Blessed is the one
   whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.
When I kept silent,
    my bones wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
For day and night
    your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
    as in the heat of summer.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
    my transgressions to the LORD.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.

Luke 11:4 (NIV)

Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.

Luke 15:21-24 (NIV)

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.”

Luke 18:9-14 (NIV)

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.  I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

1 John 4:9 (NIV)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Revelation 3:19 (NIV)

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

So many people feel like repentance is such a negative thing. 

• What has been your experience of saying you’re sorry or apologizing to other people?

• What has been your experience of repenting to God?

From the passages above …

• Why is “owning” our sin before God such a positive thing?

• What happens if we refuse to repent?

• Why would it be important to repent on a daily basis?

• How would daily repentance help you develop a personal, intelligent and interactive relationship with Jesus?

• Lord, I hear You saying to me …

• Now, with Your help I will …

OUT - Pray Out Your Requests

• Lord, I pray for …

STOP - Stop, Look and Listen

• Lord, what do You want to show me or say to me?

GO - Go Through Your Day

• Lord, I pray for Your help as I anticipate these events today …