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Romans chapter 2 verse 4

or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness

is meant to lead you to repentance.

What a beautiful picture of how God's kindness is intended to lead us to repentance, that his patience with us, the riches of his kindness toward

us are intended to lead us to run from sin.

You think about temptation and sin in your life.

You think of maybe sin you have indulged in, sin you are guilty of,

things you have done, things you've not done that God has called you to do. So why repent?

And the answer Romans 2.4 gives is because God is kind, because his kindness is rich because he's patience his kindness

leads you toward repentance so when you think about sin that you are struggling

with in your life maybe you are resisting repentance in some way.

Maybe now, maybe in the past, maybe in the future,

to realize what leads you to repentance.

It's the kindness of God. Yes, I mean certainly we see in

scripture and even here in Romans chapter 2 we see the judgment of God and the

wrath of God and yes we need to realize the seriousness of our sin, but here in verse 4, we see a picture of how

God draws us to repentance through his kindness, through his love for us. So we pray God forgive us for our sin and lead us to

repentance by your kindness. God may it not be said that we presumed upon the riches of

your kindness. God we don't deserve your kindness, your love, your mercy, your

grace toward us. It's grace because it's totally undeserved God we don't

deserve it we are sinful people I am a sinful person I'm so prone to wander from

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