Then a scruffy somewhat sleepy-looking, sin-laden sheep stepped forward. Listen to me neighbors, with ears interested in discovering divine truth, we must change our ways and stop tolerating evil, if holy God is to be empowered to draw us back unto Himself.

Let us put a stop to this false spirit in our flock that denies our indebtedness to Jesus Christ; for only He can help us to sip from the champagne of cleanliness.

Listen to me neighbors, some of you have heard the words "repent for the kingdom of God is at hand" and some of you know that you must stop clothing yourselves in the false attire of unbelief and seek the faithful face of Your Creator and Sustainer, holy Triune God.

Some of you understand at least partially that you are being asked by God to stop climbing in and out of soiled sheets. Has not your good heavenly Shepherd has whispered in your stubborn ears numerous times to stop watching violence; explaining to you that if you watch it, as if it is legitimate entertainment you

Avid listeners and learners, only as we disassociate ourselves from viewing violence and desire to stop all forms of sexual and ethical uncleanliness can we sup on the wine of God's wisdom.

I propose, as the scruffiest amongst us, that we begin to study diligently; for we have an urgent need to grasp that the water of the word, Jesus Christ's gift, must become our new nutrition.

His eternal Word, the Gospel of Christ, which consists of the Old and New Testament has the power to reconcile us back to a living, and honorable relationship with God Triune.

O righteous Shepherd, Saviour Jesus Christ, lead us in the paths of righteousness as we look forward with great expectation to Your fast approaching return to earth as sovereign Judge.
Unique Restorer and Overseer of our soul we acknowledge before You that Isaiah 64:6 is true... we are all like an unclean thing and our righteousness are like filthy rags.
Draw those who are still unsaved to have increased faith in You, so that one day Your gracious heart might baptize or wash their filthy heart clean.

Teach them to cling as we do to Isaiah 66:2 which states that... on this one will I look: on him (or her) who is poor (humble) and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles (hallows or reverences) (obeys joyfully) My word.

Let us stop our noise and bow our heads. Some of the listening sheep would have none of this proposed quiet behavior and began blessing the name of Jesus Christ, Their Creator, as only wide awake sheep can do!

The sheep who knew that they were sinners in need of a Savior and Lord began testifying that Jesus Christ had been very kind to them just like their parents are.

Can you testify with them too that you trust His insights in all matters pertaining to life?

Whatever your reply to that question is you can still come confidently before Your living Lord. Don't wait until your spiritual health is a danger to your neighbor.

Decide to surrender to Jesus and He will set up a very, very, very beautiful test for you very, very soon. Decide, courageous listeners, to surrender to Jesus and you will discover that the lilt in your dancing step, for doing good, will increase. Come confidently to Your Creator to gain clarification for your next steps. As you repent and turn from evil be assured, lovers of Christ, that God will increase your happiness, even though day-to-day life is challenging.

Sing praises to Him spiritually alert friends; for Jesus Christ is Our greatest Friend of all. All matters of our life pertain to Him as Our Creator, the One who sustains us. He is Our faithful Friend. Love His words, treasured fellow sheep, and you will have loved and understood life to the fullest.

Jesus Christ commands us to repent; for the kingdom of God is at hand. The truth is that God commands every human being to repent. The kingdom of God is at hand means that God Triune, as King, is desirous to save fallen mankind out of Satan's clutches. His heart's desire is for a holy walk with us. If we are to respond correctly to His test we must willingly step forward and study under His tutelage. As we do this to His satisfaction He will be allowed to bring us into His Kingdom. No one can repent unless they are interested to learn what repentance is.

Satan has all the unsaved ensnared as his captive. Fellow citizens interested in salvation, we have all been deceived by Satan to believe that we can feed and learn, without loss, from a diet of good and evil. Let us never underestimate the cunning liar Satan who is a false teacher! God Triune, the only true Teacher, commands us to eat only from the tree of life which is the tree of goodness. To be obedient to God, and thus repent, we must begin to see our error of eating and attempting to nourish our soul from the poison of evil. The serious and sincere-minded have to become interested learners before they will make convincing progress toward obeying this command of Jesus. To become an interested learner we must fight against having a non-asking, non-seeking and non-knocking at the door of Truth attitude.

What we do in our private time in our own homes is the best indicator of how we are doing in this vital matter. If the Holy bible is not being read in our homes we cannot claim to be asking for God's wisdom; for the holy Bible is God's wisdom. We must repent or turn from this wicked dishonoring practice, if we are desire to hallow God's name. God doesn't ask us to spend all of our day immersed in the study of the holy Bible, but He does encourage us to aspire to delight in it. Most of the world's population do not do this. Everywhere you look in the media and amongst the population you find the same spirit that "runs away" from true biblical teaching.

Repentance will involve running away from as much rubbish on television as we can run away from. Repentance will involve running away from the false belief that rude behavior is acceptable before God's holy eyes. Repentance will involve us running away from the false belief that unforgiving behavior or revengeful thinking is acceptable.

The true celebrating of Christ involves honoring Jesus Christ sincerely. Only seeking purity is truly acceptable. Being attentive to Jesus Christ's wise words will bring us all victory and bring honor to His wondrous name. How do I repent? Obey Jesus Christ's words with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength and He will walk the difficult path toward repentance with you as Shepherd of Your soul. Amen.