God really, really wants us to repent and return to Him
In the Bible, as in life, if a message is important, it gets repeated, a lot. The Old Testament Prophets spent much of their time warning the Israelites to abandon their evil ways and obey the laws of God. For a sampling, check this listing (http://www.esvbible.org/search/turn+evil/). Time after time after time, the Israelites disobeyed God and tried to go their own way. Some things never change.

It’s all about Jesus
The entire Bible points us to either God’s Law or God’s Gospel. God has always demanded perfect obedience to his law. Failure means punishment and death. Every one of us deserves that death penalty because we fail to live up to God’s expectations. However, there is Hope. There is the Gospel (Good News) message. There is Jesus. Not only did he save the day, he saved you and me.

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Happy New Year!

Stephen
Sola Gratia - Sola Fide - Sola Scriptura