#soap # Matthew 03 ## Title: Prove It ## Scripture: (Matthew 3:8) “Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,” (NET) ## Observation: One of my favorite phrases is, “prove it.” I love using this when talking to someone who has a smug air about them and claims to know something about God’s Word that is clearly not there. However, this is a double-edged sword. People have also used this phrase against me, and it was humbling. The point John the Baptist is making is that talk is cheap. Have proof for what you say or proclaim. We need to have proof for our claim to be Christians. If we are Christians, it should show by how we live more than what we proclaim. No one should ever have to ask us to prove it. We should be proving it every day in how we live. Out of the joy of our salvation, we should pursue God in our everyday lives. By this, the byproduct will be the fruit of the Spirit or the “proof” of our pursuit of God. ## Application: Prove what you proclaim by how you live. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for working on us while we work to walk toward You.