TURN OR BURN

By Rick Mathes

Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and return, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

The first sermon John the Baptist preached was to repent. Jesus did the same followed by Jesus, Peter and Paul until we in America became politically correct and sophisticated sometime in the late 1920’s. The repenting stopped and the rising tide of sinning became a national tsunami. What happened and why is the topic of historians. I am an eternal optimist and I totally believe the good news. I believe I know Jesus well enough to know that He will give our nation one more chance to report and then in a moment, His wrath will fall!

The converted will prevail with the truth. We believers have been renewed in body and spirit to a greater likeness of our original mold of Him. This generated a supernatural obedience that is contrary to our second nature to sin but still it prevails because the old is gone and the new is coming upon us like the dawn of early morning.

So the supernatural consequence of this is to be sober, thankful and gentle. The upshot of this new you is to walk in a courteous manner in all circumstances so as to display the justification that has exploded in your soul. The new you, the repentant you that has tuned from the devil to God has immersed in wisdom: Sophia. The “stinkin thinkin” takes a hike and you  begin making wise decisions that you never even thought you were capable of.

As a faithful servant, it becomes easier to be vigilant in your walk with Him. Your new boss is ready to slip into your skin and continue His work until the Father instructs Him to say, “It is done.”

I’m so glad “It is still going” so to speak, because I haven’t reached the point of holiness I desire and there are so many souls going to hell and maybe only a little time before it is done.

So I encourage you to seek good and holiness with all your strength. I know the only Holy One is Jesus but that doesn’t excuse us from reaching for His excellence instead of falling to our incompetence.