Page 25 - Have You Counted the Cost?

consequences that await those who live in

defiance of God and His Word.

When I was a new Christian, there was a

slogan that was popular at that time that

said, “Love is never having to say you’re

sorry.” But God, who is the epitome of love,

requires that a person be sorry for sin before

He forgives that person and before

fellowship with God is restored, and that

principle should carry over into our

relationships with people. Psalm 34:18 says,

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a

broken heart; and saveth such as be of a

contrite spirit,” and David said in Psalm

38:18, “For I will declare mine iniquity; I will

be sorry for my sin.” God never extends His

mercy to an unrepentant heart, nor will He

23