With that as the title, who is going to read this post?

I wouldn’t.

But I read in Luke 3 that “The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ.”

And what came right before that? A whole long discussion of John telling people that they need to repent from their sins. And after this kind of criticism, this negative thinking, this critical behavior by John, how in the world could the people wonder if John is the one who is coming to save them?

How can preaching about sin be positive? When the change in behavior is positive. John says, if you have plenty, share it rather than hoarding it. If you have the right to gather taxes, don’t abuse the right. Don’t abuse the authority you have.

The message of repentance is always an about face. Stop doing what’s bad. Start doing what’s good.

Good news is worth expecting.

(From Luke 3:1-18)