A Call to Repentance

While It Is Still Day

“We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.”

— John 9:4

Jesus spoke with urgency. The window of opportunity is open now — but it will not remain open forever. Today, while you can still hear His voice, is the day to respond.

The Axe Is Already Laid

“The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is being cut down and thrown into the fire.”

— Matthew 3:10

John the Baptist proclaimed this warning to prepare the way for Christ. Judgment is not a distant abstraction — it is imminent, real, and certain.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus tells of a rich man who lived in luxury while a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate. Both died. Lazarus was carried to Abraham's side; the rich man found himself in torment. From that place of anguish, the rich man begged Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his five brothers — so they would not also come to that place of torment.

“Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

— Luke 16:29-31

There are no second chances after death. There is no crossing over from one side to the other. The time to repent is now — while you are alive, while you can still hear, while the Word of God is before you.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

— Ephesians 2:8-9

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

— Romans 6:23

“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.”

— Mark 8:35

“So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.”

— Luke 14:33

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.”

— Matthew 7:21

“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

— Romans 10:9

“Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.”

— James 2:17

“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”

— John 14:15