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Reading from Jan.2,2009 Happy New Year!!!
Gen.3-5; Luke 3

TOPIC: Proof

SCRIPTURE: "...bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children of Abraham. Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does NOT bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." (Luke 3:8-9)

OBSERVATION: My Life Application Study Bible says, many of John's hearers would have been shocked when Jesus said that being Abraham's descendants was not enough for God. The religious leaders of Jesus' day relied more on family lines than on faith for their standing with God. For them, religion was inherited.
But
A personal relationship with God is not handed down from parents to children. Everyone has to make a personal decision of whether or not to trust Christ.
Don't
Rely on someone else's faith for your salvation.
Put your faith in Jesus
&
L I V E it every day.


APPLICATION: In the book of James we read that
Faith without deeds is dead ! ! ! Furthermore
Jesus' harshest words were to the respectable religious leaders,
who lacked the desire for real change.
They wanted to be known as religious authorities,
BUT
They didn't want to change their hearts and minds.
Thus, their lives were unfruitful.

Turning from sin
MUST
be tied to A C T I O N
OR
It isn't real.

Being a follower of Jesus
means
more than saying the right words
It means
A C T I N G on what he says.

PRAYER: Father God, help me to live out everyday what I read in your word.