Elevating your service ∙ If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. – Luke 9:23 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 TheyContinue reading “Elevating your service ∙”
Tag Archives: Forgiveness
Pay back
Pay back Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do. – 1 Peter 3:9 Matthew 5:38-41 38 You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: “An eye for anContinue reading “Pay back”
Do not bring sorrow to the Holy Spirit
Do not bring sorrow to the Holy Spirit Do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. – Ephesians 4:30 Isaiah 63:7-10 7 I will tell of the LORD’s unfailing love. IContinue reading “Do not bring sorrow to the Holy Spirit”
Forgiven and wiped clean ∙
Forgiven and wiped clean ∙ How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit! I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I willContinue reading “Forgiven and wiped clean ∙”
Spent, daring greatly ∙
Spent, daring greatly ∙ I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know. – Acts 20:27 1 Samuel 17:23-58 23 Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel. 24 As soon as the Israelite armyContinue reading “Spent, daring greatly ∙”