Are you ready for Christmas?
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not.” John 1:11
All of the Hebrew prophets – including John the Baptist and Jesus – declared the necessity of Repentance as preparation for the coming of the Presence of God.
Essential Steps to Repentance
- Let the Word of God show us our sin and need to repent
- Confess our sin to God
- Make sincere restitution where possible
- Adjust our way of life – purpose to do right no matter the cost
- Consecrate ourselves completely to God
These steps will reveal our complete inability to prepare for God’s presence.
- The culmination of repentance is a broken spirit
- Only Christ can change our hearts
- We are compelled to ask in humility and repentance –
“O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel.
“To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become the children of God. John 1:12”
