But, dear Israel, you’ll also realize that I am GOD when I respond to you out of who I am, not by what I feel about the evil lives you’ve lived, the corrupt history you’ve compiled.
ROMANS 5:8 (CEV)
God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God deals with us according to his love rather than our history.
DAILY FODDER
How do you respond to God's love?
PRAYER
God, I'm grateful you don't hold our sins against us. Forgive me for my efforts to prove myself to you and others. No matter how hard I try, or how subtle I am, I can't live good enough. Help me to embrace your grace as the theme for my life. Despite my failure to live according to your standards, I find my satisfaction and contentment in what Christ has done. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
