Repent

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying repent. "For the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"(Matthew 3:1-2)  John the Baptist said indeed I baptize you with water unto repentance. But He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (Matthew 3:11) In this verse John was referring to Jesus Christ. Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying,"I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me? But Jesus answered and said to him,"Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting to fulfill all righteousness." (Matthew 3:13-15) John obeyed Jesus and he baptized Him in the Jordan river. Our lives can be made straight when we listen to the voice of Jesus.

And when Jesus had been baptized He came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. It's no different today, God would like for us to live a life that is pleasing to Him and heaven will rejoice. Some may want to know, "How do we please God?" First, we may pleased God, when we acknowledge His Son, Jesus Christ. The One that died for our sins, yes, our sins have been forgiven. Now we must walk in the path of righteousness that was paved for us long ago. I believe the Lord is saying at this very hour, "Repent and make your way straight for the Savior of the world is at hand."