Matthew 4:17, From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Jesus preached repent and that is the same message for today. In Matthew 3:2, John the Baptist also preached repentance. In Revelations chapters 2-4, John warned the churches to repent. He said they were lukewarm, and God hates complacency. They had lost their love and passion for Christ.
Many people have a false sense of security. They depend on their government to take care of them or they worship the work of their own hands without giving God thanks. We need to repent of pride and selfishness and greed. God is holy and hates sin. He wants us to love righteousness and be people of integrity. In Ephesians 4:24-30, we are told to stop lying, stealing and hating. We are to be careful how we speak. God is listening and knows everything about us. Let us purpose in our hearts to have a good attitude. Isaiah 4:20, Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil. The Bible is God's holy word and we are to follow God's teaching. Deuteronomy 10:12, tells us that God wants us to fear the Lord and walk in His ways and love him and serve Him with all our heart.
We need to honor and respect God and want to live a life pleasing unto Him. Jesus is merciful, but we also read in 2 Timothy 4:1, that He is Judge. In 2 Timothy we read that these last days will get more wicked, and that is why God is warning people to turn to God and repent.
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