God’s Grace

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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s GRACE that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.  And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ. (Ephesians 1:7-9)

It’s a New Year!  May you forget your failures from this last year and allow God’s grace to guide you forward!  May you receive “the unmerited favor of God”.  Yes, this is His abundant grace!  The grace He pours so freely on you!  Enjoy every ounce of His grace this year!

By Faith Alone

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Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)

What does faith look like?  Perhaps it looks a little like this…

It took faith for Noah to build an ark for the rain that would come.  Something he hadn’t seen before.

It took faith for Abraham to leave his homeland and obediently walk to the land God had called him to.

It took faith for Joseph to believe in his dreams.

It took faith for Moses to trust that God would set His people free.

It took faith for the Israelites to cross the Red Sea.

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Proverbs 4

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The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know what makes them stumble.

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God’s Chisel

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Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8)

No Hesitation

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‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him. (Matthew 4:19-20)

It seems that no matter how many times I read this passage of Scripture, it still amazes me.  There was no hesitation!  There was no questioning!  The men simply left their nets to follow Jesus.  There have been many times in my life where God has asked me to drop my nets and follow Him.  But I have to be honest, most of the time I’m not ready to drop everything.  I tend to want to figure things out and ask a lot of questions.  I want the where, when, how, and why of the situation.  I want it all.  Often, all I get is “Just come follow me!”

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