The Full Course of Repentance

Today's reading: Matthew 26:69-75, 27:1-14

'Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”' - Matthew 27:3-4 ESV

When this Scripture says that Judas "changed his mind," it is one word in the original language (metamelomai). You may have guessed it, but the word is closely related to the word used most often for repentance in the New Testament (metanoeo). Metamelomai means that Judas "felt repentance," he just didn't let it take its full course.

Can't you relate to this?

We have all seen people get super convicted about something they've done, only to fall back into something even worse. Maybe we've seen this in our own lives from time to time. I've always noticed that what we do in the early moments of this "feeling of repentance" is so crucial to whether or not we will see lasting change.

May we let repentance have its full effect on us, and may we pray that the same is true for others.

Let's step into the best life possible.