This is kind of deep, but God showed this to me this morning. In Leviticus chapter 4 God gives His regulations for the sin offering. This is what God says about unintentional sin. If the anointed priest sinned, he was to sacrifice a young bull. If the whole congregation sinned,…
“Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, blot out my transgressions.” Psalm 51:1 I love this sincere prayer of confession and repentance of David the King. He knows that he cannot earn forgiveness; he knows that he doesn’t deserve grace…
“As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord will save me. Psalm 55:16 That’s so cool! All we have to do is call to Him. No other requirements! He made us; He loves us; He wants us. It’s a definite – not “if I call on God…
“Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” Luke 18:17 What does receiving the kingdom like a child look like? Well children are not cynical. They are trusting. They rest in their Father’s arms. They don’t…
“Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat’? But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while…
“Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.” Hosea 10:12“Sow with a view to righteousness…” When a farmer sows his seed it is with hope and…
“Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, our inner man is being renewed day to day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 This is my battle for today. I learned yesterday that my gallbladder should never have been taken out. There was another test that they should…
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these…
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 Who are you listening to? Are you believing the world’s ways or God’s ways? How…
“Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You…” Jeremiah 32:17 That is perspective! Eternal perspective! I don’t know about you , but sometimes I get my hand in the sand and…