Forgiveness
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HAPPY LOVE-DAY! We humans sure are funny! Every year, about this time, we give millions boxes of pastel colored candy hearts to those we love. Those little hearts are individually printed with humanity’s deepest and most profound sentiments about love, including “BE MINE”, “SAY YES”, and “KISS ME!” Let’s pop the corks on countless bottles…
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In last week’s post, we learned to look at our love-relationship with the Father directly and correctly, through the lens of His heart. His love for us, and His wonderful purpose for our lives, preceded and predated our love for Him. Amazingly, His love for us actually existed even before creation itself! “Long before He…
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Thinking of family can warm our hearts with memories of holidays, vacations, and reunions. Even the everyday experiences of life are often made better by sharing them with those who have known us the best, sometimes from day one of life. But thoughts of family can also evoke pain and heartbreak. We may associate family…
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Our life, as believers, is to be Christ-centered. Our eternal identity is unalterably connected to Him. ● We were crucified with Christ. (Galatians 2:20) ● We died with Him. (Colossians 3:3) ● We were buried with Him. (Romans 6:4) ● We were made alive with Him. (Ephesians 2:5) ● We were raised with Him. (Colossians…
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Joel 2:25 – “So, I will restore to you the years…” The Hebrew word (shanah) translated as “years” means “a cycle ; to do again, but differently.” Did you notice that the meanings of this word are almost completely opposite? To “repeat” and yet “change” are seemingly contradictory. Only Holy Spirit, our Teacher, can give…
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Joel 2:25 – “So I will restore to you the years…” In our last post, we studied the word translated as “restore” and found out that it means: to repair what has been broken; to replace what has been lost; to make whole; to make complete; to bring to peace. We can see in this…
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We are all on a journey. We are all “on the way”. We are all a “work in progress”. No one is completed. No one is perfected. As His people, we are the “sheep of His pasture.”(Psalm 100:3) We know our good Shepherd leads us, protects us, and provides for us. (Psalm 23) But sheep,…
His Heart, My Home 