March 12 – Dead No Longer
Jesus is the only one who, once dead, raised Himself back to life. His visit to the grave was a short one. He was just making a delivery (my sin), and doing some vandalism (kicked down the gates) and theft (the keys).
Jesus is the only one who, once dead, raised Himself back to life. His visit to the grave was a short one. He was just making a delivery (my sin), and doing some vandalism (kicked down the gates) and theft (the keys).
“I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. I made up my mind that when I had children, my children were going to know who their father was.”
Sin is what comes out of disobedience to produce separation from God. It is us being at war with God. Whether it is something as drastic as murder or as commonplace as lying and pride, the causes and effects of these sins are the same.
All too often I get bogged down in the day to day of life and I’m only living from one problem, or task, or crisis to the next.
Sometimes the trouble we might be going through is actually a good thing. Sometimes God is giving us a short term hard lesson for our long term healing.
The lies we are told when it comes to giving…
Every time I cheat others, I am sinning against God. Every time I sin against God, I am cheating others.
What stories do our scars tell?
God, I believe You… except when I don’t.
Doubts will come. There will be times when we will wonder if we are getting through. We will wonder if we are doing or saying or attempting the right thing. Doubts will come about where we shall live, who we shall love, what we shall do.