Prophets
call us to change direction-the definition of ‘repentance’. John called for the
people to confess their sins and make themselves ‘ready’ for the coming
Messiah. He was “The voice of one crying
in the wilderness, ‘make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ John
the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for
the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and
all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan
River, confessing their sins.” (Mark 1:3-5)
The
people of first Century Judea heard John and responded. They changed their
actions and listened to his warning. The prayer suggests we are wise to do the
same. Perhaps we are also called to speak up to someone who needs to hear that
repentance is good news.
Are you
a voice to those who are lost in the wilderness?
