We
are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians
2:10
New
International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE
The
Psalmist reminded us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made and God has
something definite planned for us to do while we are here. We display his
craftsmanship and skill when we intentionally live for him and not like the
rest of the world.
MY PRAYER
Master,
teach me to recognize your opportunities and will when they come into my life.
I want to live for you without reservation. I pray for boldness to not be shy
in sharing my faith. I pray for patience as I wait for folks to respond. I pray
for protection on those close to coming to Christ. I pray not for me but for
your Kingdom to be displayed in my life. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
Not Your Love But His
Love
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved
us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10
The
sum total of the law is to love God with all your heart, all your soul and all
your mind (Matthew 22:37–40). But let me ask you this: Has anybody ever been
able to love the Lord with all his heart, all his soul and all his mind and?
The
answer is obvious. Not a single person has been able to do that. And God knew
all the while that under the law, no one could love Him that perfectly. So do
you know what He did? He sent His Son Jesus. When He did that, He was
effectively saying this to us: “I know that you can’t love Me perfectly, so
watch Me now. I will love you with all My heart, all My soul, all My mind and
all My strength.” And He stretched His arms wide and died for us!
My
friend, take time to get this into your heart today: The cross is not a demonstration
of our perfect love and devotion to God. The cross is God’s demonstration of
His perfect love and His perfect grace (unmerited favor) toward us. Let me give
you the Bible’s definition of love to make this even clearer for you: “In this
is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.” That’s the emphasis of the new covenant of grace
(unmerited favor)—His love for us, not our love for Him. And when we focus on
His love for us, we end up loving Him and others effortlessly!
By:
Joseph Prince
source:
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a150d1f30f96378c872f47725&id=7ca910db67&e=b2763b1d9a
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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