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Time for Grace – September 17, 2024

1 Corinthians 1:22-25  Yes, Jews ask for signs, Greeks desire wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified—which is offensive to Jews and foolishness to Greeks, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. We preach Christ crucified, because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for the simplicity of your will for us.…

Time for Grace-May 20, 2024

Psalm 103:11-12 Yes, as high as the heavens are above the earth, so powerful is his mercy toward those who fear him. As distant as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellious acts from us. Dear Heavenly Father, Our consciences tell us what is right and wrong, and sometimes, our consciences can eat at us, causing us a lot of grief. If our guilt and shame are left unaddressed, we can harbor that for…

Time for Grace-May 16, 2024

Psalm 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in mercy.  Dear Heavenly Father, We need this reminder of your qualities, especially as we live in this world that is out for itself. Compassion and grace seem imperfect, while tensions mount and mercy is limited; this is the way of the sinful world. Each person looks out for themselves, and our sinful nature makes it a survival of the fittest. Those who do not know you feel their consciences…

Time for Grace-May 14, 2024

2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Dear Heavenly Father, When the world attacks us for being Christians and comes against us for what we believe, let us use Paul’s words to Timothy as a reminder. Paul had been jailed, beaten, ship-wrecked, stoned, left for dead, and accosted throughout his ministry because he held firm in his…

Time for Grace-April 2, 2024

Psalm 118:19-24  Open for me the gates of righteousness. I will enter them. I will give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate to the Lord. The righteous enter it. I will give you thanks because you answered me, and you have become salvation for me. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Dear Heavenly Father, You…