We Must Repent

"And they went out, and preached that men should repent."  Mark 6:12.  Jesus has sent the twelve to preach.  Their message is the same message with which Jesus began His personal ministry--repent.  Repentance is the message of gospel preaching.  Repentance brings transformation in the heart and life.  God wants people to change their behavior.  Repentance turns one from sin unto God.  Repentance removes one from the activity of sin to the commission of righteousness.  Repentance changes the thinking, and therefore, changes the activities.  Repentance begins with regret over the life that is being lived and the course that is being followed.  One hears the gospel and understands the way of righteousness and godliness.  This message sets the mind to seeking right instead of wrong.  God is very merciful in allowing us the opportunity to repent.  Repentance comes because of God's grace.  Jesus has sent His messengers into all the world with the gospel of repentance.  The love of God and the sacrifice of Jesus call people everywhere to change their life.  We must repent so that we may live.