Repentance And Restitution
Saturday, December 13, 2025Key Verse
“And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men” (Acts 24:16).
Text — Leviticus 6:1-7
Message
Repentance refers to confessing and turning away from all sins. Still, it includes exercising faith in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ for salvation. It also entails reconciling with offended people: restituting stolen property, ill-gotten wealth, and lost but found items as proof of genuine repentance. False accusations and lies must also be uncovered. According to Mason, “real repentance is thinking God’s thoughts about sin and hates it; takes God’s side against self and dies to it; turns to God himself and serves Him.”
The claim of repentance without appropriate restitution is unrealistic. If you continue sinning against God after claiming to be saved, you are indeed not saved. Grace does not give liberty for sinning but sets man free from the power of sin, enabling recipients of it to walk in the light of God’s word. Restitutions are made as a mark of genuine repentance and faith in Christ, proof of a new nature, possession of a conscience void of offence toward God and man and a sign that the believer is genuinely heaven-bound.
Quote
Grace does not give liberty for sinning
Challenge
Restitution is proof of genuine repentance.
Prayer for today
Lord, give me grace to have a conscience void of offence.