In my devotions this morning, I was reading from Mark 1 about the essence of the message of John the Baptism and Jesus. John's message was: Repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus' message was: Repent and believe the Good News of the Kingdom. How simple!

Sometimes we make Christianity too complicated. At its core, Christianity is about humbling oneself before God, being sorry for offending him, cling to and being transformed by the Good News of God's lavish love that made a way in Jesus for us to be citizens of God's Kingdom.

How simple!