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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Restoration

Jerusalem says, “The Lord is right, but I refused to obey him. Listen, all you people, and look at my pain..." ~ Lamentations 1:18a (NCV)

I will get up and go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you..." ~ Luke 15:18 (CEB)
Gracious Father, pain and misery are the natural consequences of our stubborn sinfulness. We seem to be experts at making trouble for ourselves. And I am the chief troublemaker. But you are the chief healer. Through the sacrifice of Christ you deal with the pain by forgiving the sin behind it. And if that were not enough, you welcome us with open arms. We are totally messed-up and broken people but you still welcome us to your family table. You are so mind-boggling awesome! From now on I'm going to listen more closely to you. Amen.
Challenging Words
  • mind-boggling -- overwhelming or exciting to the point where both the mind and emotions have a difficult time processing everything that is happening, beyond understanding or comprehension
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REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press)

TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)

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