Return to me and I will return to you. - Mal. 3:7When we take a course or action that we know to be wrong, do we wait until we're caught, and then say "I'm sorry." or do we humbly come forward and admit our mistakes and show "fruit that befits repentance"? (Matt. 3:8)
Jehovah is extending an invitation here, but we must make the initial move. We sin against him, knowingly and unknowingly, but when we pray, we humbly ask him for forgiveness because He is the ultimate authority to judge and discipline His servants. Jer. 17:9, 10 tells us our "heat is treacherous" and asks "who can know it?" Jehovah answers this question by saying that He himself knows and is "searching the heart, Examining the innermost thoughts."
Let's not kid ourselves. Keeping up a pretense of righteousness doesn't work. We cannot trick the Almighty God, Jehovah. He lovingly provides all the help we need, counsel from His Word, His organization and His elders to aids us to maintain a relationship with Him and with our fellow believers, along with dealing with our own sinful tendencies. He promises to bless us for our humility and love we show for Him.
It's really important now, because the Great Tribulation will be here, and it may be too late to change if we need to.
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