'Repent Ye'

Today, I read Genesis 6-8 (The story of Noah) and Matthew 3

Here are some verses I would like to share:

Matthew 3:3 "This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "

Matthew 3:10 "The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." And every tree, however high in gifts and honours, however green in outward professions and performances, if it bring not forth good fruit, the fruits meet for repentance, is hewn down and cast into the fire of God's wrath, the fittest place for barren trees: what else are they good for? 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "

John the Baptist was the first prophet to exist after Malachi. He preached on the doctrine of "Repent ye" I thought this was really interesting since Jason talked about the significance of repentance last Friday. John prepared the way for the coming of Christ. (v. 11 "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.) He acknowledged that he was to prepare for the coming of Christ again, for Christ was the one that will be able to save us with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

We as Christians today need to be more and more like John the Baptist because ultimately our purpose on Earth is to "prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him." We need to repent of our sins so that when Christ comes again we can stand at this throne and rejoyce for he has forgiven us of our sins when we do so.

Live your life like Christ will come again tomorrow.

In Him,
Dawn