REPENT AND TURN TO GOD!

“PROVE BY THE WAY YOU LIVE THAT YOU HAVE REPENTED OF YOUR SINS AND TURNED TO GOD.” LUKE 3:8

John the Baptist was very clear to the people of Israel that they not only had to confess that they had repented of their sins, but they also had to live a life representative of that repentance. How life is lived is proof to our God in heaven of how true our heart is. We can stand before him all day long and ask for his forgiveness and say that we will repent, but unless we live our lives in such a way that displays our repentance, we are only fooling ourselves and not being truthful to the one who saves us. Staying close to our Lord is not only wise but necessary. Going to church once a week to get filled with God’s Word is not enough. We need daily conversation with him. We need to be filled with his Word and his promises each day. Our focus must put him first and our needs second. With putting him first in our lives everything else will fall into place. Our walk with him will be closer, straighter and more real. He loves us but he wants us to love him and obey him in return. That should be our daily goal. We should make it a habit to love our God in heaven with all of our heart, mind and soul. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!