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We should rejoice in the fact that we serve a God of multiple chances. One thing that is true for everyone is that we’ve all failed God. We have all fallen short. God is not obligated to forgive us.
In fact, He shouldn’t forgive us because of how short we fall compared to His perfect holiness. Out of His grace and mercy He has sent His perfect Son as the propitiation for our sins.
When is the last time that you thanked God for the gospel of Jesus Christ? Every day tha... moreGood day Templar family
We should rejoice in the fact that we serve a God of multiple chances. One thing that is true for everyone is that we’ve all failed God. We have all fallen short. God is not obligated to forgive us.
In fact, He shouldn’t forgive us because of how short we fall compared to His perfect holiness. Out of His grace and mercy He has sent His perfect Son as the propitiation for our sins.
When is the last time that you thanked God for the gospel of Jesus Christ? Every day that you wake up is another chance graciously given to you through the pain, the suffering, and the powerful blood of Christ!
I’ve noticed that we are sometimes put in similar situations. I am not saying that God puts us in temptation. What I am saying is this, we are given opportunities to bear fruit in an area we have failed in before. There have been situations in my life where I feel like I failed. However, down the line I’ve been put into similar situations. Although I might have failed the first time, the second time I bore better fruit showing maturity in Christ.
Second chances reveal a God who is sanctifying us and conforming us into the image of Christ. He loves us too much to allow us to remain infants in Christ. He is faithful to mold you and build you up. The question is, are you growing?
There are so many great saints who failed the Lord in the Bible, but they got back up. When you sin, use that as an opportunity to grow in the Lord. Pray for God to conform you into the image of Christ. You might be put in the same situation down the line. Just like Jonah, you are going to be given a choice. Obey or disobey!
Have a blessed Tuesday
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I am the good shepherd . . .
My sheep hear My voice—John 10:11, 27
God’s had direct, personal, reciprocally communicative relationships with a lot of men . . . Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Paul. What about you and me, though?
Many of us men—to the extent we think about it at all—assume those guys were special, different from us. And so, we decide God probably wants with us a different type of relationship—more indirect, impersonal, and non-reciprocal—go to church, ... moreGood day Templar family
I am the good shepherd . . .
My sheep hear My voice—John 10:11, 27
God’s had direct, personal, reciprocally communicative relationships with a lot of men . . . Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Paul. What about you and me, though?
Many of us men—to the extent we think about it at all—assume those guys were special, different from us. And so, we decide God probably wants with us a different type of relationship—more indirect, impersonal, and non-reciprocal—go to church, read the Bible a bit, get on with our lives. That would mean, though, that God’s purpose in bringing us stories of these men was to simply demonstrate something unattainable—a divine taunt, of sorts. It would reveal a desire to impress upon us how special were His Biblical supermen, so we'd gaze upon them and wonder why He created us so . . . un-super.
Should we believe that? Or, could He have, through these stories, been showing us His heart, His Father’s heart? Could it be that He wanted direct, personal, reciprocal relationships with Abraham, Moses, and an incalculable number of men since, and that He wants that kind of relationship with you and me too, right now?
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8)
Sure sounds direct . . . personal . . . reciprocal.
Begin to open your mind, brother. God wants to speak to you—directly to you. In Scripture, He spoke with His own audible voice; through dreams and visions; through intermediaries, such as angels and other human beings; and directly into thoughts, using his “still, small voice.” While the others are admittedly rare, using people as His intermediaries and using His still, small voice are actually quite common.
Have a blessed Thursday
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Good day Templar family
. . . my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts—Isaiah 55:9
We go through lengthy stretches of our lives with an “I’ve got this” posture. We convince ourselves we know what’s best in any particular situation or what’s right against any particular problem. We convince ourselves that we “get it.” We maintain this belief . . . until we can’t anymore . . . until we find we don’t actually know all that we think we know. We maintain it until we final... moreGood day Templar family
. . . my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts—Isaiah 55:9
We go through lengthy stretches of our lives with an “I’ve got this” posture. We convince ourselves we know what’s best in any particular situation or what’s right against any particular problem. We convince ourselves that we “get it.” We maintain this belief . . . until we can’t anymore . . . until we find we don’t actually know all that we think we know. We maintain it until we finally face the reality that God is God and we are not.
“I am the Lord, who made all things,
who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself,
who frustrates the signs of liars
and makes fools of diviners,
who turns wise men back
and makes their knowledge foolish” (Isaiah 44:24-25).
Never can we have God’s knowledge or wisdom. Because of who He is, because of who we are, there’ll always be a tremendous amount of mystery in the relationship. We must be willing to accept and embrace it—and not let it become an impediment. We may “need” to know why something is the way it is or why something happened the way it did, but most times we simply cannot—and still we must believe, and still we must obey. To be in right relation to God we must instead adopt a posture of “I don’t know . . . and I’ll do what He asks nonetheless.”
I don’t know why ____________ happened, but I’ll trust God nonetheless.
I don’t know why I had to experience ____________, but I’ll love him nonetheless.
I don’t know why I am experiencing ____________ right now, but I’ll follow him nonetheless.
I don’t know why he is pushing me out of what’s comfortable by ____________, but I’ll go nonetheless.
Have a blessed Monday and week ahead
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Good day Templar family
One of the most important things in the Christian life is joy. However, it seems as if far too many believers are living without joy. It seems as if we’re just barely getting by and going through the daily motions of life. We were meant for so much more than this!
True joy is a gift from the Lord. In Scripture we see that joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Joy comes from believing God, belonging to His Kingdom, and knowing Jesus as Lord.
One easy way to feel... moreGood day Templar family
One of the most important things in the Christian life is joy. However, it seems as if far too many believers are living without joy. It seems as if we’re just barely getting by and going through the daily motions of life. We were meant for so much more than this!
True joy is a gift from the Lord. In Scripture we see that joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Joy comes from believing God, belonging to His Kingdom, and knowing Jesus as Lord.
One easy way to feel miserable on your walk with Christ is to allow your joy to come from your performance. There have been seasons when my joy was coming from my performance as a believer and I felt awful and defeated. I was hard on myself for everything. When your joy is coming from anything other than Christ that is idolatry. One moment you think you are saved, the next moment you question your salvation. One day you think you are deeply loved by God and the next day you feel that God loves you less because you didn’t read your Bible.
One thing that I learned about idolatry is that it leaves you dry. It leaves you broken and empty. I remember collapsing on my bed because of my failure to witness effectively. It didn’t take long for God to remind me that my joy shouldn’t come from my performance and my identity should not come from my ability to evangelize. It should be rooted in Christ alone. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves of who God says that we are in Christ. Scripture says that we are more than conquerors, redeemed, we are loved, we are precious in His eyes, His special treasure, etc.
God is not looking at you saying, “you messed up today and now you have to work to get in My good graces!” He’s not saying that because we can’t. We mess up every day because we can’t live up to His standard, which is perfection. Sometimes we will get convicted by the Holy Spirit. However, we have to remember that we have been set free by the blood of Christ. In Christ we have no condemnation because His blood and His grace are greater than the things that seek to condemn us. There will be so much joy in your life when you realize that your identity does not lie in how good that you are, but how good Christ is!
Have a blessed Friday and weekend
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KCP Bobby Lawson
Priory of the Holy Trinity
God Above All