As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. - Revelation 3:19

I remembered a song when I was young, 'a crooked man has a crooked house'. We are blessed to have a perfect body and a perfect home. Nonetheless, at times we choose to lead a crooked life. We must be conscious of the things we do and the words we use. Our influence on others may be more than what we could expect. Especially when we claim to be children of God, we have to ensure our actions and words do not give a wrong perception to others. In other words, we should not be a stumbling block that causes others to ignore God's love and mercy.

To put ourselves right with God, the first thing we must do is to confess our sins and come clean with our Lord. We acknowledge that from time to time, we do commit sins against His divine majesty. We need to be enthusiastic and passionate in wanting to know our God; be His faithful child and have a closer daily walk with Jesus. To enjoy His love and wisdom, we have to keep ourselves holy for He is Holy.

Repentance is God's way of making the crooked straight.