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A Gift from God
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
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“For by grace you
have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God.”
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(Ephesians 2:8,
NKJV)
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TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
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We serve such a generous and
loving God. He loves you so much that there isn’t anything He wouldn’t do in
order to have a relationship with you. The Bible tells us that sin separates
man from God, but God doesn’t want to be separated from any of us. That’s why
He sent Jesus into the world — to pay the penalty for sin so that we could
live in eternity with Him.
So many people today think
they have to earn their way to heaven. They think they have to be “good
enough” or “do the right thing” in order to be accepted by God. They want to
“clean up” before they come to Him. But notice what today’s verse says —
salvation is a gift from God. You can’t earn a gift. You don’t pay for it.
You can only receive it by faith and say thank You. If you’ve never received
Jesus as the Lord of your life, there’s no better time to receive this free
gift. Let Him fill you with His peace and joy both now and throughout
eternity.
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A PRAYER FOR TODAY
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Father, I come to
You today giving You all that I am. Thank You for the gift of salvation
through Your Son. Jesus, I believe You died and rose for me, and I invite You
now to be the Lord of every area of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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— Joel &
Victoria Osteen
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Today's word
Trusting God – Do you have faith –? What is faith – faith gives substance to the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So how is ones faith tested –? When the going gets tough do we abandon our God – do we jump ship because we are “going through” The answer is NO , as Christians we must keep the faith – even when it does not look good or feel good – you have to know its working for the good – you must learn the lesson – the season of testing – your harvest season is over – it’s time for reaping your reward – you stood the good fight - they lied on you, they cheated on you, they ignored you, your finances fell so below it’s a wonder you are still standing- and yet through it all you kept harvesting and trusting – storing up on his word and planting good seeds. The bible says : Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 - For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to pl...
