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Catholic Bible Recollection Of The Day Acts 3:19

The explanation of this verse is simple. In order that your sins may be forgiven, you must repent. Sin cannot be pardoned before you repent of it. In the order of the work of grace, repentance must always precede pardon. You cannot truly believe that your sin is pardoned until you repent of it.

To repent is to go back home where we belong. One of the best parables of repentance is that of the prodigal son as detailed in the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 15 verses 11-32. Going home is not only about being forgiven and given the assurance of a new life, but also finding new meaning and a new direction for your life.

Here it's all about returning to God, renewing your relationship with God and redirecting your life to fit in with God.

When you repent God changes you from the inside. You are a new person. You are different. You abhor sin. You dislike doing things that displeases the Father. His Holy Spirit lives in you and starts making positive changes in you. This was best understood by King David in Psalm 51, after he committed adultery with Bathsheba and then murdered Uriah. David goes on to say in verses 10-12
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Create in me a pure heart, O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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Do not cast me from your presence
    or take your Holy Spirit from me.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation
    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

You need to remember that repentance is not about feeling bad. It's all about admitting your sin and asking God's help with it. And God will refresh you with His Holy Spirit. The second half of today's verse tells us that true repentance leads to times of refreshing from God Himself.

This call to repentance, turning away from your sin, asking pardon and returning to the Father is open to all. Today God is telling you:
"Come Home To Me".