Trans: Accepting God’s forgiveness, David commits his life to obeying God. Committing to positive action Praising God (15) Humbling our hearts (17) Trusting in the spiritual healing of the sacrifice of Jesus (19) [Psa 40:12 CSB] 12 For troubles without number have surrounded me; my ...
the merciless weight of mortality. Here is only a naked soul surrendered to God, slung from the pillar of its own predicament. If God could enter into our humanity with humble love, can it be too much for us to do the same?
Most of the items on Masterpiece seemed to be too intellectual for me or beyond my experience, but this film was exceptional. Finally, the film's conclusion is this, 1. One does pay for one's sins in this life (There is no forgiveness). 2. Robert Burns' poem "Mice and Men" rings...
the rapist, the prostitute, and the thief. And He hates all of their sins as much as He hates ours. He hates murdering, raping, whoring, and stealing as much as He hates pride, gossiping, and unforgiveness. We may sit and compare...
Vulnerable involvement with the broken world will expose our own wounds and need for forgiveness. If I pray for my enemy, I risk having my mind changed. To pray for others is to consent to experiencing the cross. It may be as simple as dying to my own desires for a particular outcome,...
My word for this year is “focus” as I navigate the fourth quarter of my life. I’m nearly three years into my retirement from pastoring God’s people. You cannot survive pastoring for nearly forty years without […] Share this: Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email a...
Beautiful and powerful testimonies of how women and men were transformed by the forgiveness and grace of the blood of Jesus lead others into truth and freedom. But what if the paradigm shifted? What if healing women who have had abortions and the men who fathered those children wasn’t ...
It has ever been thus. All of us have weak flesh. Like Jesus, all of us need strengthening to meet the tasks our Father-God sets before us. Like the Disciples, we can all seek and receive forgiveness when we fail. And that, dear friends, is why we need to pray. ...
Water gushes forth from His Side… His Mercy washes over me,. though i feel not worthy of such forgiveness, with His grace i am restored. i am filled with peace…. Christ’s Peace. and i realize, that no longer burdened with my sinfulness, i am no longer waiting for the ice to ...
Please forgive me when I have engaged in sinful, wicked behavior, spoken untruths, and allowed pride to reign in my heart. I know that sin is displeasing to you, and I confess my need for forgiveness. Lord, help me to turn to you as the source of my power and strength. Grant me ...