Have you ever needed a second, third or fourth chance? The prophet Jonah did. When he was told to go to Nineveh he ran from God (Jonah 1:1-3). And when his running away from God almost cost him his life, he cries out to God and his prayers are answered. While I don’t suggest you wait until your life smells like rotten fish, if that is where you are, it’s never too late to repent and to seek God’s help.
While God is the God of second chances. I’m not suggesting you live your life in a sloppy fashion as if it doesn’t matter. That is just as unbiblical as thinking you don’t need God. The Apostle James addresses this when he compares those who have no work with those who have no faith. Believers will have evidence of their new life. They will possess the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
In 2 Corinthians 5:17 it says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Believers in Christ are not just put back together. Or patched up. They are completely new. In Titus 3:5-6, God saved us by his mercy, when we were reborn and we were generously given the Holy Spriit through Jesus our Savior. And according to Romans 6:3-6 this is done through baptism where believers are buried into Christ’s death and risen unto His resurrection. Paul goes on to show how the believer’s mind is to change and to no longer serve the flesh. But is to be controlled by the Spirit (Romans 8:6).
Are you tired of chasing after the fruitless things of life? The things that leave you empty. Jesus stands ready to offer you living water where you will never thirst again (John 4:10-14). Have you been running from God like Jonah and come to know that you need help. Cry out to God, and the God of second changes will answer your prayers. Come celebrate the NEW BIRTH!
