Sunday, 10 December 2017

Morning Devotional December 10, 2017

Matthew 4:17
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”


Mark 1:14-15
“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”


In these verses we see the beginning of Jesus' earthly ministry. John the Baptist has been put in prison. So now it is the time for Jesus to step up and into the lime light. From this time on Jesus will be the most popular speaker in all Israel until the day of His own death.
Notice what Jesus is preaching from the very beginning. Repentance. How often do we hear repentance preached today? Well, depending on who you are listening to and/or depending on what you want to listen to, probably not very much.
We see many a young preach come up and preach his first sermon and not many preach repentance first. Most try to impress by preaching something they think is a deep theological topic. As preachers I think most of us started this way. We tend to shy away from topics that would offend the Lord's people. But notice in these verses and in most of what our Lord preached while here on this earth, He preached to the lost. He preached to be saved you have to repent.
Does anything have to happen before repentance? Yes. Without regeneration there is no new birth and therefore there can be no repentance. Fore how can a man repent if he is not born again and have the desire to repent?
I encourage you all to think on these things. As ministers of God, are you preaching repentance? Are you preaching the commandments of Christ? Some will say “But the people will not hear those things.” or “I will most of my congregation if I preach those things.” Didn't Jesus loose people when He preached against sin? At one point they all left except the Apostles.
I encourage you all to think on these things. Seek the truth as you read God's Word. Pray without ceasing. Follow the commandments of our Lord and Savior.



Praise ye the Lord!!!

Stephen McCool Sr.

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