The prophet Malachi closes his book talking about the great and dreadful day of the Lord comes, a day that is coming, burning like a furnace, a day on which the proud and they that do wickedly shall burn as straw on fire.
But for those who love and fear the Lord's name would be born the sun of righteousness, God's child to come to dwell among us.
Before this day came, God promised to come the prophet Elijah to preach a message of repentance and conversion. And it was precisely this that happened.
John the Baptist appeared in the spirit of Elijah, preaching repentance as an initial step for the remission of sins and asking people to produce fruits worthy of repentance.
It seems easy to understand this, but repentance is not a fruit. Repentance is a tree that springs within us, but this tree shall produce fruit. A person who has no fruit can never tell who has repented of fact.
This is why Paul said that he robbed, do not steal more. Fruit.
If I repented of my sins have to demonstrate fruits of repentance, worthy fruits.
If I repented, I hate sin before that gave me so much pleasure. If I repented, I need to leave my practices that kept me away from Christ.
Now regretted. Worldly and sensual songs he heard not give me more pleasure. Sex outside of marriage is now abominable. Steal my boss is obnoxious. That little drink and that rollaway friends scoffers not fascinates me more. That sensual men to become drooling when I pass, do not want to use. Now that I repented, I bear fruit, and worthy fruits.
My prayer is that I can produce these fruits of repentance in me, but for this to happen, have to water my being with all that is right and holy and heavenly. If I call for holiness upon my spirit will bring forth fruits of holiness.
Do you also this prayer. Ask the Lord to help you demonstrate these fruits of repentance, or ask God for what you really repent of their sins and his broad and spacious path because this path will lead you to eternal perdition.