Category Archives: Forgiveness

Unconditional Love

Rom.4:7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight. 8 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.”

I remember when growing up that I was not the most obedient child. Yet even though I was that troublesome, I was never thrown out to the dogs. Regardless of how much trouble I caused, no one in my family ever saw me in harm’s way and look the other way. Read the rest of this entry

Check It

Heb.11:13  (KJV) These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

In your walk with God, you will inevitably get to points where you will need to choose. The Bible talks about it in Heb.11:10 (KJV) For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” The Bible says Read the rest of this entry

Saved

2 Cor.5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” [with emphasis].

 

The truth is that unless you settle it in your heart to deal with the disease and not just the symptoms, you will just keep going around in circles. Yes, God is magnanimous and

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Affairs of The Heart

Ps. 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.”

 

King David was supposed to have gone to the battleground but instead he stayed back. One evening while taking a stroll on his roof, he saw a lady [Bathsheba] having her bath.

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Forgiveness vs. Salvation

2 Cor.5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”

A lot of people underestimate the power of peer pressure and some use it to their advantage. It would interest you to know that there is peer pressure at every stage of life, not just at the teenage stage.

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Stop Lying!

Ex.20:16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbour.”

 

The ninth commandment introduces us to the struggle with truth. One of the deepest relationship struggles is forgiving someone who has lied to you. Have you noticed?

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Tenderness

Matt.5:44 (KJV) “…Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you…” [with emphasis].

 

The sixth way to deal with difficult people is to Respond With Love. To respond with love, you must remember two things; inspite of people’s behaviour or what they have done, in spite of how irresponsible or how saucy they are, God loves them. Read the rest of this entry

Game Changer

Ps.24:9 “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.”

 

Jesus was silent all through the humiliating experience except for when He asked for forgiveness on behalf of those who persecuted Him. Read the rest of this entry

How?

Eph.3:11 “This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence” [with emphasis].

 

Today’s Scripture reference answers the question posed by today’s topic, the question of how? How are we to show up before God? The Bible tells us, boldly and confidently because of Christ and our faith in Him. Read the rest of this entry

Amazing Grace!

Col.2:14 “He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15 In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross” [with emphasis].

 

You are FREE from satan and his demonic hosts. You are EMPOWERED to destroy the works of satan and his demonic hosts. And you are FREE to walk with God. Jesus shamed the devil publicly so that you can be free to serve God. Read the rest of this entry