If the wicked restore the pledge,
give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing
iniquity ; he shall surely live, he shall not die. None of his sin: that he
hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful
and right; he shall surely live. (Ezekiel 33:15-16)
If you have ever taken money
dishonestly, you need not pray God to forgive you and fill you with the Holy
Ghost until you make restitution. If you have not got the money now to pay
back, will to do it, and God accepts the willing mind.
Many a man is kept in darkness
and unrest because he fails to obey God on this point. If the plough has gone
deep, if the repentance is true, it will bring forth fruit. What use is there
in my coming to God until I am willing, like Zacchaeus, to make it good, if I
have done any man wrong or have taken anything from him falsely? Confession and
restitution are the steps that lead up to forgiveness.
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