Romans
15:13 NLT So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full
of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with hope through the power of
the Holy Spirit?
Prayer
Father,
You have forgiven me all my sins, past and present. In the precious name of
Jesus He took my punishment upon Himself, and paid the price for my sin debt in
full. He has washed and purified me through His shed Blood and set me free
making me righteous in Himself. He has
accomplished this through my faith and belief in Him. How grateful I am to You
O God for rescuing and setting me free to have a relationship with You.
Father,
thank You for shining Your light into the darkness of my life and showing me I
have a spirit of doubt and a spirit of unbelief. I lay down these sins on the
altar to the Cross once and for all. I ask You to forgive me and to deliver me
so that these sins will have no more hold upon me anymore. Jesus, You do not
hold my sin against me so neither do I. I will not listen to these evil lies
any longer.
You
O Lord have filled me with Your hope and You will keep me happy and full of
peace because I believe and trust in You. May I be filled afresh and anew with
the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God, from the top of my head to
the tips of my toes? May His love and power overflow with hope and love within
me, enabling me to bring all the honour, glory and praise to my Heavenly Father
through Jesus Christ my precious Lord. Amen.
Lessons
to be Learnt
We
should never be ashamed of talking about the Good News of Christ to other
people. It is when we ourselves have acknowledged we are sinners before God; we
begin to see the truth of who God really is. He shines His Light into the
darkness and where sin once was He unfolds the truth of His Word within our
hearts and He exposes the darkness within us.
Jesus
has already paid our sin debt in full so we have no need to hold onto sins
anymore.
The joy of His salvation reigns in us and we must get
the Word of God out to others who may have been deceived as we once had. If we
do not tell them the Good News about the Gospel of Christ, how will people ever
know the truth? Yes, at times it can be hard to speak out especially to
strangers, but God promised through the Holy Spirit of God He would give us
what we need when we need it. Its God’s saving power at work saving everyone
who believes – Jesus first and also the Gentiles. This good news tells us how
God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by
faith. As the Scripture say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has
life” (Romans 1:16-17 NLT).
Hi Avril….blessed by your prayer and sharing. Isn’t it wonderful that He has moved our sins away from him as far as east is from the west? The joy of knowing His forgiveness through grace is a joy beyond measure. Yet, it brings with it the responsibility to share with others, who still do not know him, and are striving in their flesh to meet His approval, that salvation is found in no other name. I am reminded of the scripture in Ezekiel 33:8 “When I say to the wicked, 'You wicked person, you will surely die,' and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.” This life of grace is not only to be enjoyed and relished but carries with it a great responsibility too. May we be found worthy of fulfilling this great commission.
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