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Real Repentance
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Real Repentance
Occasionally we will see in the news a public figure making an apology for a misdeed of words or actions. It is sometimes hard to tell whether the apology is genuine or is a response to having been found out. While it is not our place to judge the sincerity of an apology, the Bible speaks of “godly sorrow” that produces genuine repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Joseph’s brothers had lived for decades with guilty consciences over selling Joseph into slavery and lying to their father about his fate. They no doubt assumed that Joseph had perished in Egypt. But when they discovered he was the second-most powerful ruler in the land, they were shocked, not to mention ashamed and embarrassed in his presence. When Joseph revealed himself to them, they had a tearful reunion: “And after that his brothers talked with him.” That must have been a conversation filled with confession and repentance and the desire for forgiveness, which was no doubt granted by Joseph.
If you need to seek forgiveness, make sure it is accompanied by godly sorrow that leads to repentance.
Real repentance produces confession and forsaking of sin.
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).