If you find yourself going the wrong way, you have a choice to make. You can keep going a way that you now know will not take you to your destination. Or you can double-down on your mistake in some kind of pride and refuse to admit your mistake. But the second response doesn’t actually save you. You still wind up missing your destination. Refusing to admit that you were wrong seems foolish and pointless. Paul is addressing this idea in his relationship with the Corinthians. They were going the wrong way, and Paul addressed it in a tearful letter to them. They grieved and repented. Paul points out that their repentance brought healing to their relationship with Paul, but also with the Lord. Because of the power of repentance, Paul is filled with gratitude and joy. We need to understand the power of godly repentance, so let’s look at this passage and allow the Lord to search our lives for places we need to sorrow, turn, and repent.
