81 Let us drag it to the cross!
"I will be sorry for my sin!" Psalms 38:18
This is the least we can do!
And if when sorry for it—we forsake it—then this is the most we can do.
But if we are truly sorry for sin—we must be thoroughly convinced of it by the Holy Spirit. We must see it grieving the heart of God, and crucifying his beloved Son! No true sorrow for sin is felt—until we see that it is sin against a God of love, and that it cost the life of the Son of God to atone for it!
Beloved, what is our sin—our besetting sin?
It is for that, we should be especially sorry.
Is it anger;
or pride;
or covetousness;
or complaining;
or unbelief;
or lust?
Whatever it is . . .
let us know it;
let us daily confess it;
let us be very sorry for it;
let us strive against it until we overcome it.
For every sin—we should grieve;
of every sin—we should repent;
against every sin—our hearts should be set.
Have we been sorry for sin lately?
When did we last weep over sin before God?
Let us beware—lest our hearts become hardened.