Good morning people with a future

Matthew 3:7-10 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, ’We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

What a strong passage but one that holds in it two very clear messages for all of us:

1. Repentance must be evidenced by change. We need God’s help for this. We also need to make tough choices. God will help us when we ask.

2. Don’t rely on your heritage. Your relationship with God has got to be personal. We can’t rely on the strength of our parent’s faith nor can we excuse ourselves because of a lack of our parent’s faith. What great news; we can personally connect with God.