This
is love: not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as an
atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1
John 4:10
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THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE...
He
loved us first! He offered his Son to save us regardless of our decision to
believe or ignore his grace. We are given the ability to accept or reject the
death of his Son as the sacrifice for our sins. The only condition, as 1 John
2:1-2 emphasizes, is that we realize that he died for everyone else in the
world, too!
MY PRAYER...
Precious
King, God Almighty, why you should love me and send Jesus to die for me I will
never fully understand. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your sacrifice
for my sins. Thank you, Jesus, for coming to save me. I pray in your name and
by your intercession. Amen.
LACKING NOTHING
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Knowing
that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its
perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing”
(James
1:3–4, NKJV)
TODAY’S WORD
God
wants you to be perfect and complete, living in His abundance and lacking
nothing on this earth. That may seem like a stretch from where you are today.
It may seem far off; but in an instant, things can turn around. God has set up
a system of blessing for you, and it starts with His Word. The Bible says that
God has given each of us a measure of faith. We all have faith, and it’s up to
us to develop it. Romans 10:17 says that faith grows as we read and study His
Word. Faith, in turn, produces patience, and when we allow patience to have its
perfect work in us, we will lack no good thing.
Today,
no matter where you are in the process, the key is to keep moving forward by
reading and hearing His Word. His Word is alive. His Word will heal your heart
and restore your soul. His Word will produce patience in your life so that you
can move forward, being complete and lacking nothing all the days of your life!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father
God, thank You for Your Word which lights my path and directs my way. I choose
to put You first place. I choose to meditate on Your Word, knowing that You are
leading me in Your paths of life in Jesus’ name. Amen!
—
Joel & Victoria Osteen
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