REFLECTIONS ON FORGIVENESS // FORGIVENESS OF SELF // THE GIFT OF PEACE OF MIND // JOHN 14:27
Happy Sunday, beloved children of God! ๐ โ๏ธ
As we wrap up our series on โForgiveness of Selfโ, we find ourselves in John 14.
John 14 deals with the well known truth of Jesus being โthe way, the truth, and the life.โ Internalizing this truth has far-reaching impact in the life of a believer.
Our focus text comes to us from verse 27. Here, Jesus bestows on us, His magnificent GIFT OF PEACE OF MIND. He tells us that though He must physically depart the Earth, Heโll LEAVE HIS OWN PEACE with us.
Beloved, the PEACE OF JESUS is ALL we need to calm & still our anxious hearts. Jesus saw it necessary to make a distinction between His peace & the peace that the world gives us - HIS IS FAR BETTER! In fact, IT IS THE BEST!
You see, the peace of the world is CONDITIONAL, whereas Jesusโ peace is UNCHANGING. We can steady our hearts on the PEACE OF JESUS. He encourages us to let not our hearts be troubled, neither should we be ruled by fear.
His PERFECT PEACE covers every worry & anxiety that we experience.
His peace surpasses all understanding. His peace silences every fear. Because of His peace, we are no longer slaves to fear. We can rest.We can FORGIVE OURSELVES for any missteps, because we are surrounded by His PERFECT peace, which washes away every spirit of SELF-CONDEMNATION.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for your free GIFT OF PEACE OF MIND. We thank You that Your peace lives & moves within us. We thank You that we can have sweet sleep, without any anxieties or worries because of Your peace.
We thank You that You are working behind the scenes for us, so we have no need to be anxious about our lives, our past mistakes & whether or not we are loved by You. Amen.
Have a great Sunday, beloved!
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REFLECTIONS ON FORGIVENESS // FORGIVENESS OF SELF // NO CONDEMNATION IN CHRIST JESUS // ROMANS 8:1
Happy Saturday, beloved family! I hope your weekend has been off to an excellent start! ๐ โ๏ธโค๏ธ
Our focus text for today, comes to us from Romans chapter 8, which focuses on life in the Spirit.
In verse 1, we have THE blessed assurance from God, that there is indeed NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS.
To be โin Christ Jesusโ means that He dwells within us, & us within Him. We are ONE.
So, by sending His own son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins, God made sure that there is NO CONDEMNATION for us.
REFLECTIONS ON FORGIVENESS // FORGIVENESS OF SELF // GOD IS GREATER THAN OUR HEART // 1 JOHN 3:20
Blessed Friyay morning to you all, beloved children of God! ๐ โ๏ธโค๏ธ
Our focus today will be within 1st John , chapter 3. This chapter deals EXCLUSIVELY with our identities as children of God. We are encouraged to strive to be a people of ethical integrity & to live a life that is reflective of our spiritual identity.
In verse 20, we are reminded of the truth that God is actually GREATER THAN OUR HEART. People of God, this is a quite profound assertion! ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ
REFLECTIONS ON FORGIVENESS // FORGIVENESS OF SELF // LOVE THROUGH A THOUSAND GENERATIONS // EXODUS 34:7
Good Morning, Apples of Godโs Eyes!
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Todayโs focus text comes to us from Exodus 34. This chapter deals with Godโs renewal of his covenant with the Moses & the people of Israel.
In verse 7, we see Godโs character ever so clearly. He states that He keeps His steadfast love & covenant THROUGH A THOUSAND GENERATIONS. Beloved people, that is a LONGGGGGG TIME! Who among us can fathom A THOUSAND GENERATIONS??
REFLECTIONS ON FORGIVENESS // FORGIVENESS OF SELF // A STEADFAST LOVE, A COVENANT OF PEACE // ISAIAH 54:10
Happy Wednesday, beloved children of The Most High God. ๐ โ๏ธโค๏ธ
Todayโs focus text comes to us from the book of Isaiah, chapter 54. Isaiah 54 focuses largely on Godโs everlasting love for ALL of His people & how this love HEALS ALL our sorrows. This, however, hinges on our CHOICE to abide in Him, on HIS terms, & not on our own.
Isaiah 54:10 paints a glorious picture of Godโs steadfast love for us! ๐
Can you imagine mountains departing & hills being removed? What a sight that would be! How intense would that be?
Is it even likely that such a thing could happen?
Happy Sunday, beloved people of God! As we wrap up our series of reflections on Godโs MERCY, I pray that your hearts & minds have been renewed & realigned to an even greater understanding of Godโs great love for us,โฆ
which manifests as His boundless MERCY toward us. That weโd realize that God doesnโt HAVE to extend His MERCY to us, but He CHOOSES to anyway.
This brings us to todayโs focus text. In Romans 9:15, God makes a sovereign choice. Even before they were born, God CHOSE Jacob over Esau, when they were devoid of character traits, which in the natural would make the choice seemingly easier for God.
Happy Saturday, my beloved family! I trust that your weekend is off to an AMAZING start!
Todayโs focus text is centered around humbling ourselves before God, as we seek His grace & MERCY in our lives.
We come boldly, yet humbly, to Godโs throne of grace, as we make our petitions known to Him. We acknowledge that the mere fact that He extends His boundless MERCY to us, is quite honestly, simply BECAUSE of His STEADFAST LOVE for us, His beloved children.
He is able to & really delights in โblotting out our transgressionsโ. In making us new, RENEWING our minds, RECONCILING Himself to us, & RESTORING us.