Thank God I'm Forgiven! I've used that more often than I'd like to as I need forgiveness all the time! We all do and God is gracious and will forgive us repentant humble followers. Thanks Lord! This week in the hospital I have had several opportunities to remind people of God's patient loving forgiveness. Have you had the opportunity to share that truth with someone lately? We all often need the reminder that we are and can be forgiven and repeatedly! Thanks Lord! Thank God I'm forgiven and working on not needing that forgiveness as often as I learn and want to walk more like Jesus. Amen! Now with that comes a new command from Jesus love others as I have loved you which actually includes forgiving as we've been forgiven. WELL Thank God I forgiven because that's a hard command to keep. But one we can keep working at. And the Holy Spirit will help us too! PTL!
Thank God I'm Forgiven
opens the door for all kinds of meditations and thanksgivings! What's the Spirit saying to you? What will you do about it?
Good Evening/Morning Forgiven and Forgiving Friends--Jesus in the Flesh! That's you! PTL! So I am writing
blog at 10:30
evening. Why? Well the docs decided to double dose me with diuretics at 4:40 and then after I went to bed at 9. That means I'll be spending the evening purging fluids. They really want to dry me out and I seem to be retaining fluids yet. So, I am writing this before all our devos post online. That's OK as you will have time to spend yourself with God and them in the morning while I hope to be sleeping. They plan some tests etc around 3 am and sleep will follow, Lord willing.
I started contemplating purging, cleansing, repenting and even dying to self. (Lifestyle change is in process already for me!) Loving and forgiving as Jesus has for us requires those as well and taking up cross to be ready to follow Him and live and love more like Him. Jesus address the crowds expecting a conquering king that would overthrow Rome with a different kind of thinking. He washed the feet of the disciples who were jockeying to be first in the kingdom and said He gave an example to follow. Have we embraced that and the new thinking Jesus imparted about what the Kingdom is really like and are we choosing to live it? Jesus said, "If anyone wants to be my disciple he must deny himself, take up His cross daily and follow the Jesus way." That means forgiving, loving, serving and maybe even dying like Him. Thank God I'm forgiven!!!
Really pray into this and ask God to reveal ways we can spur each other on to really love like Jesus. May we earnestly pursue becoming the church the loves like Jesus as we bless God and many others and lead them to this amazing love, grace, mercy and forgiveness! Help us Lord! Amen!
Thank you all for loving so well and your patient love with me! We are love and love lives in us and is coming alive through us! Amen! keep it up! I'm praying for you and me and thanking God we are forgiven too! Shalom!
