Words are cheap. Where's the sign?

As in the rest of society there seems to be quite a divide between Liberal and Conservative Christians.  And in my mind at least, the Liberal Christians are the Kumbaya Jesus crowd.  Unfortunately there are even Christian leaders who fall in to that crowd. 

With that in mind, these passages seemed to speak to me. 

Matthew 3:7-12(NKJV)

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 

Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 

and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 

And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 

His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

It seems to me that John is saying to many "look, you are saying the correct words but your actions don't match your words."  In other words, talk is cheap, where are the actual signs in your life that you are following Jesus?  Show me the fruit!

Notice the focus on repentance.  It's easy to say you are sorry but where is the proof?  Where is the fruit of the change?

And if I read this verse correctly Jesus is going to be asking the same question when He comes.  Where is the fruit?  As we have covered in the past, as long as you have accepted Jesus your name will appear in the Book of Life and you will be saved.  However your fruit will determine your reward in Heaven.

So first things first.  Have you accepted Jesus yet?  Have you asked Jesus to come in to your life and lead you?  If not why not do that right now?  Just have a conversation with Jesus.  "Dear Jesus…."

Now let's all get to work on bearing more fruit! :)