Archive for April, 2009
« Previous EntriesGod’s Mercy
Thursday, April 30th, 2009“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5)
“God’s mercy covers the past in a blanket of love. And then He advises us not to kick the covers off.” (Stan Toler)
Reborn
Thursday, April 30th, 2009We need to reborn because we are spiritually dead. Our sin has separated us from a live giving relationship with God.
We are all sinned by violating His perfect moral standards, and so we all are guilty and deserving of God’s judgment.
All we need is forgiveness and eternal life that Jesus made possible through His sinless [...]
We are forgiven
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009In paying the price for our rescue, God fully forgave us.
Ephesians 1:7 says, “In Him we have . . . the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” That’s total forgiveness
The totality of his release from guilt, this pardon of our transgression, and this cancellation of our debt is expressed in the [...]
Are you good at forgiving?
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Is it possible to measure a Christian’s spiritual maturity? We can’t judge it by the length or content of one’s prayer. Too much public praying is done for its effect on the “listener” instead of “Listener”, for it too may be for personal recognition or easing of a guilty conscience.
Perhaps the good test is the [...]
The Jailer Who Changed His Mind
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Theo was a jailer whose job had been always to guard the jail in town, to lock the prisoners in.
“My job is quite important,” bold Theo now would say.
“With bad men locked up tight, we’re safe both night and day.”
Then one day news reached Theo’s jail of trouble in the square.
“I hear two men have [...]