Jesus, thank You for dying in my place on the cross! Just like Barabbas, I am the truly guilty and You are the sinless One who demonstrated Your own love for me when You died for me while I was dead in my trespasses and sins. Just as You were lifted up on the cross, and just as You were raised up from the dead, You lifted the weight of sin from my guilt-ridden shoulders when I turned to You in forgiveness. Not only did You pay off my sin debt but the incredible, unearned bonus is that You [...]
Heavenly Father, because of Your marvelous grace You commissioned Your Son, Jesus, to die for an ungrateful, unreceptive and hostile people, and that includes me. It's easy to be critical of Peter who so boldly asserted that he would never deny Christ, but did so within hours and at such a critical moment. Yet Peter's actions help us to view the tender grace You poured out on him at his lowest moment. His bitterness dissolved into brokenness. You are close to the brokenhearted, and [...]
Heavenly Father, as I walk in Your truths, give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your holy name and heed Your still small voice. Help me to walk uprightly and live more by faith, less by sight so that I don't come to rely only on that which I see with my eyes, but I listen for the voice of the indwelling Holy Spirit. In doing so I am far more likely to follow the truths and principles of Scripture as learned throughout the Holy Word of God. Help me to be faithful, I pray in Jesus' name. A [...]
Heavenly Father, as we embrace the cross of Calvary and apply Christ's redemptive blood to our hearts we find newness of life. We are no longer bound by the chains that fettered us to sin. What great liberty and boundless joy to know that our names are written down in heaven. If we set our hearts on this world, or declare allegiance to those things which have no eternal merit, we will wear down and lose the joy that comes with newness of life. But as we set our hopes and joys on serving [...]
Heavenly Father, we pray for discernment, so that we make wise decisions since You warn us that deceivers have gone out into the world, and if we're not on our guard, we will be taken in by their deceptive ways. As we read Your Word we learn of those things that are true, honest, good, just and virtuous and we also learn of that which is false, destructive, and misleading. We learn how to detect the enemy though he or she may be dressed in sheep's clothing and even masquerade as a Christ [...]
1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light:
It's been a BUSY TIME here for me but I will RETURN sometime soon to share a UPDATE with you all about our friend { the young lady from church } so take care and see you soon !!
Hello family I just got a call from my daughter at work w/ some news. Last nite a young lady that we know from church was in a very bad car accident ... she is suppose to be graduating HS is next weekend & then 2 wks. later she is getting married. She is not doing well at all. She's in ICU & I'm here to ask all of you to PLEASE KEEP HER IN PRAYER & the family too. If I get any UPDATES I will share. Her name is Courtney.
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1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light:
May God bless you
(Jesus) Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
It's been a BUSY TIME here for me but I will RETURN sometime soon to share a UPDATE with you all about our friend { the young lady from church } so take care and see you soon !!
Blessings to all !!
Hello family I just got a call from my daughter at work w/ some news. Last nite a young lady that we know from church was in a very bad car accident ... she is suppose to be graduating HS is next weekend & then 2 wks. later she is getting married. She is not doing well at all. She's in ICU & I'm here to ask all of you to PLEASE KEEP HER IN PRAYER & the family too. If I get any UPDATES I will share. Her name is Courtney.
James 1:3 KJV Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Psalms 91:1 KJV He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.