Max Lucado asks, "Who wants to live with yesterday’s rubble? Who wants to hoard the trash of the past? You don’t, do you? Or do you?"
"I’m not talking about the trash in your house, but in your heart.
Not the junk of papers and boxes but the remnants of anger and hurt. Do you rat-pack your pain? Amass offenses? Record slights?
A tour of your heart might be telling. A pile of rejections. Accumulated insults. No one can blame you.
They’re innocence takers, promise breakers, and wound makers. They’re everywhere and you’ve had your share.
Jesus answered Peter’s question in Matthew 18:21 and 22 when he asked: “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus said. “Seventy times seven!”
Do you want to give every day a chance? Jesus says to get rid of the trash. Give the grace you’ve been given!"
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"The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them. His work is honorable and glorious and His righteousness endures forever...The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever." (Ps. 111:2, 3, 10)
"Our union with Christ makes us saints, but our obedience to God's Word through the power of the Holy Spirit makes us saintly.—Marvin Williams
Oh, to be filled with His life divine,
Oh, to be clothed with His power and might;
Oh, to reflect my dear Savior sublime,
Always to shine as the saints in light! —Anon.
Saints are people whom God's light shines through."
Our Daily Bread
Aug. 21,2012
Tomorrow’s post: The Veil of the Unbeliever: Prayer Note #68 by Dutch Sheets
Today’s treasure truth #39 : If you are “born again”, you are the light of the world. (Matt. 5:14)
Our thought for today: There's nothing we have done wrong that Jesus can't fix!
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