Yes!!! It’s that wonderful time where we spend a little more time at the feet of our Triune God. Are you excited!!!! I sure am!!! So, go get your favorites – bible, journal, pen(s), pencil(s), marker(s), etc. Grab your favorite drink and music. Begin with prayer. And soak it all in. Be still and listen to God. Hear what he is saying to you heart today. Take a little bit of time and just love on God. Look up the past few days scripture verses and really meditate on them. Memorize these verses, and write what God is saying to you. Rest in His mercy, grace, and forgiveness and…
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Take Up Your Cross
. And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, whosoever will come after me, Let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 In the book of Mark, the audience was the Romans. In Rome death on the cross was a form of execution used on dangerous criminals. The prisoner carried his own cross, to the place of execution. This signified submission to Rome’s power. Jesus used this to illustrate the greatest submission required of his followers. Jesus is talking about the great effort needed to follow him moment to moment, day-to-day. Following Jesus is hard, not…
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Jesus Says He Will Die and Rise Again
. Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer any things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and at the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days. He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. Mark 8:31-32 But He strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elder’s , chief priests, be killed, and be raised the third day. Luke 9:21-22 These two verses are similar. Yet have a few things different. Let’s focus on the words “son of man”,…
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Forgiveness Of Sins
for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Matthew 26:28 We have all sinned, therefore forgiveness is necessary. Our sin is a rebellion against God. He is offended by our sin. We have broken his law. We have ignored His standards and gone our own way. Sin has destroyed man’s relationship with God. God is completely pure, perfect, complete and separate from evil. God is completely holy. God can not associate with evil, sin, wrong-doing, and rebellion. God’s judgement which is perfect requires that our sin be judged. Sin is so opposed to God that it needs an maximum penalty.…
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New Garments
Now Joshua was standing before the angel clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from form you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments. Zechariah 3:3-4 Zechariah had a vision of Joshua. His vision shows how we receive God’s mercy. It has nothing to do with ourselves. It’s all God. He removes our filthy garments of sin. God, then, provides us with new garments. They are new, clean, rich garments of righteousness and holiness of God. This is what God’s mercy does for us. All we have…
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Don’t Hide The Sin
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Proverbs 28:13 Do NOT! Repeat Do Not hide your transgressions. When we deny our sin, we are rebelling against God. When we don’t work with God on our sin, we are going our own way. At this point we are not making any spiritual progress. Therefore, we are not prospering. It is in our nature to hide or overlook our sins. To not let others know our sins or our wrong doing. We all make mistakes. Humans make excuses over their sins.…
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Know God
And no longer shall act one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31:33-24 God gave a distinctive feature of the new covenant. A gift of a new heart and a transformed nature. He gives this to those who surrender their lives to Him. We get a new heart and transformed life by the Holy Spirit’s work in our life. The Holy Spirit’s enables us to respond to God and gives us a desire to…
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Reflection Day
Yes!!! It’s that wonderful time where we spend a little more time at the feet of our Triune God. Are you excited!!!! I sure am!!! So, go get your favorites – bible, journal, pen(s), pencil(s), marker(s), etc. Grab your favorite drink and music. Begin with prayer. And soak it all in. Be still and listen to God. Hear what he is saying to you heart today. Take a little bit of time and just love on God. Look up the past few days scripture verses and really meditate on them. Memorize these verses, and write what God is saying to you. Rest in His mercy, grace, and forgiveness…
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Transgression Is Forgiven
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered…. I acknowledge my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgression to the Lord, and you forgave the iniquity of my is. Psalm 32:1,5 True happiness is when you received forgiveness from God. Before forgiveness from God, we carry guilt, shame, and condemnation. It makes our heart feel heavy. However, after Christ’s forgiveness, we don’t carry guilt around us. Our consciences is not troubled anymore.an This forgiveness from God is for all who look for His mercy. You will find peace and relief. God’s forgiveness can be shown in three ways. The…
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Pay Attention for Forgiveness
Pay attention to yourselves! If you brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him. Luke 17:3 “Don’t Judge!” is a phrase we hear a lot lately. I do think there is a time when we shouldn’t judge and this is towards non believers. All we can do is pray for them and let God’s light shine through us. We need to be loving towards them. Let’s take a look at the word rebuke. It means according to dictionary.com, is to express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions. In this verse, is saying that if we see our brothers and sisters in Christ sinning, we…