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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Forgiven, Therefore Forgive
“Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
In the middle of the excruciating pain of crucifixion, Jesus proclaimed forgiveness for his tormentors. But it was not the first time He had talked about forgiveness. He had spoken numerous times about forgiveness during His ministry on earth.
In demonstration of His power and authority to forgive sins, He spoke in terms of forgiveness of sins when He healed the paralytic in…..
The Habit of Trust
Have you ever wondered where the little prayer “now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, Lord I pray my soul to take” came from. I do not know the origin of it, but I can see in Scripture the motivation of it. Psalm 4:5-8 gives us a peek into the assurance of safety, even for the Old Testament saints.
“Offer the sacrifices…..
“Casting all your care upon Him for He cares for you” simply does not happen when pride makes us think that we can do life in our own strength.
He Knows My Name
While shopping recently I was delighted to watch two little girls whose mother was standing in line in front of me. The two girls couldn’t have been more than 3 ½ years old, twins and mirror images of each other. But how different their personalities are one from the other.
The one stood aggressively rattling a plastic bag of gummy candies hanging on the rack next to her until it fell off its hook. The mother…..
Out of My Control
My lack of control over circumstances in my life has kept being reinforced for me over these past few months of escrow and moving activities. Frequently I have allowed the stress of this massive change in our lives to supersede all else in ways I don’t remember experiencing in my life before, to the point of almost shutting down. And Jesus’ still small voice continues to pervade my thoughts with His promise of “Peace I leave…..