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Today, as we contemplate our lives, we
must consider the good things and the
bad things that happen along our path.
The Bible says in Psalm 18:2, “The Lord
is my rock, and my fortress, and my
deliverer; my God, my strength, in
whom I will trust; my buckler, and the
horn of my salvation, and my high
tower.” The peace of God is our
dwelling place; all that are weary and
burdened with heaviness can come to
Him and find rest. It is written in
the scriptures that if we have need,
bring that need to the Father through
our Lord Jesus, ask Him, according to
His will, for help and He will give us
the help we need.
You may wonder if He will help you
because you feel like you failed; you
feel like you could have made a wiser
decision and criticize yourself for
the actions that you took and believe
that you are in a place that you don’t
deserve help now because of your own
faltering. The reality of this life
is that, when we fail to do what we
know to be right, sometimes there is a
problem with suffering from those bad
decisions. There is a warning of
destruction that we must heed so that
we not deliver that destructive
message to ourselves. There are a
couple of ways these destructive
avenues are used not to just keep us
down but to destroy our soul. The
issues that we are covering are snares
that are set to entrap you for the
purpose of destroying you.
Let me begin by mentioning that it is
our own guilt that helps us know that
we sinned, missed the mark, faltered;
and it is our own guilt that we feel
when we have made a bad decision.
This guilt is our conscience, and it
is an avenue that is created in your
life to bring aid or assistance to
allow you to understand that you did
wrong. It is irrelevant what the
wrong was or on what degree we as
people judge it to be. The
significance is that we know and
understand that we did wrong and have
a repentant heart.
The Bible says that if we will judge
ourselves we will not be judged. The
judging of ourselves is an in-depth
approach to cause us, as God’s people,
to make the needed correction and, if
appropriate, to pay a retribution for
the wrong committed. You will not
have a need for retribution for all
the wrongs that are committed, but
when needed that wrong should be made
right.
In Numbers we read among the passages
in the Old Covenant that when people
sinned and that sin was discovered or
understood that they had to bring a
sacrifice for the sin and to pay
tribute when appropriate to atone for
the sin. Today we live under a New
and Better Covenant. We no longer
live under the law or the curses for
breaking those laws. We, under this
new covenant with God, are granted a
pardon for our transgressions through
our High Priest, our Savior Jesus
Christ. He is seated in Heaven as our
advocate; He stands in to protect us
and to help us know that the sacrifice
has already been made. The sacrifice
was made on our behalf, and with a
repentant heart we are able to stand
before the Throne of Grace and apply
all that Jesus did for us.
Righteousness allows us to be in a
position to stand before our Holy God,
and we receive Peace that will
continually dwell in our hearts
because we have found favor, grace,
blessing in the Lord, and Joy in the
Holy Spirit through Him. It is by way
of the Holy Spirit that we are led,
guided, and protected all the days of
our lives. It is hard at times, when
we are suffering, to hear, read,
understand, and/or receive the
blessings that lay in store for all
who believe. The strength will come
and that strength will come from the
Joy of knowing that we have been
forgiven of all the wrongs that we did
commit and the ones that we do commit.
Our obligation is to continue to seek
guidance and to make the right choices
each day. Learn from the mistakes of
your past and believe that God is for
you; He wants you to do well.
Today if you are overwhelmed with
issues in life remember that this is
the day of new beginnings. The
scriptures will help your confidence
rise to a new level when you know in
your heart that the Love of the Lord
rests within you and He loves you. He
compassionately cares for your every
need; God never stops loving you. He
loved you before you knew Him and He
will always Love you now. You are the
righteous, striving to do what is
right although that does not make you
perfect. It does however let you know
that when we fall or someone we know
falls they can rise up with confidence
because our shortcomings do not stop
the Love of the God from flowing to
our lives.
Proverbs 24:13-16 says, “My son, eat
thou honey, because it is good; and
the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy
taste: So shall the knowledge of
wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou
hast found it, then there shall be a
reward, and thy expectation shall be
cut off. Lay not wait, O wicked man,
against the dwelling of the righteous;
spoil not his resting place: For a
just man falleth seven times, and
riseth up again: but the wicked shall
fall into mischief.”
Take time today to discover the
desires of the Lord. When you have
examined your life know that in times
of your trouble, whether they be
self-induced or brought on by another
source, our Loving Father will never
leave us and He will never forsake us.
We hear and think many times about
passages of sowing and reaping. Many
of us think of financial sowing and
reaping and that is a part. The
inheritance of the Lord is the people
and His care is for His people.
Galatians 6 says that if we discover
that another believer has fallen that
we should restore them in the spirit
of meekness. Take time to sow
meekness and forgiveness into the
lives of others so that in your time
of need you will receive that same
help. We all have faults and at times
we all fail whether the decision was
made directly or indirectly. Take a
moment to consider the heart and mind
of our Father in Heaven and His desire
to restore you along with all
believers. We all can believe and
come to the understanding knowledge
that the Lord forgives all of our
sins. Most can apply this to their
neighbor but take time to consider
yourself today and allow the Love of
God to bring healing to you.
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"Father, we come humbled before you;
You are our God, the Father of Glory.
I thank you that we receive your love
and an understanding of your love that
brings peace to our soul and direction
to our lives. Thank you for this day
and all that you have given to us.
Father, forgive us for our
unfaithfulness, our trespasses, our
shortcomings."
"Father, we as the body of your Son, our Lord
Jesus, humbly come to you to lift up
our fallen brothers and sisters. I
pray that we will receive today the
spirit of meekness and understanding
of your love. Help us to forgive
ourselves and walk in divine peace and
restoration that we may be able in the
times of need of others to be ready to
be your arms, your hands, your feet,
your heart, givers of your love that
we can be your obedient body submitted
to your will to fulfill your desire.
I confess today to be obedient to
your will, to be obedient to your
Spirit and receive the forgiveness,
the covering of my faults that I may
be ready at all times to deliver this
same forgiveness to cover the faults
of others."
"Thank you, Father, that I am led by
your Spirit and obedient to your will
to deliver your love, your peace and
that I may come to an understanding of
the depths of your love for all your
saints that your love will be
continually revealed to your people so
we may understand more each day to
love one another as you have loved us.
In the name of your dear Son Jesus
Christ, our Lord, we offer
thanksgiving to you. Amen."
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Take time to pray from your heart
today and receive the blessings the
Lord has for you. We are in the
Fathers hands and nothing will be able
to take you away from Him. May your
spirit be strengthened and your soul
restored through the Love of our
Heavenly Father.
~~~Freddy~~~
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