A couple of weeks ago, we were singing “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” in church when God spoke to me about something. We came across the line, “His dying breath has brought me life, I know that it is finished.”
It is finished. God said two things to me about this short phrase. One, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Forgiveness’
It is Finished
Posted in Reality: Ignored, tagged Forgiveness, Love, Redemption, Sin, Spiritual Development on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
His Love
Posted in Authentic Community, Greater Faith, Reality: Ignored, Who He Is, tagged Forgiveness, Love, Sin on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love it when God answers prayers.
A few weeks ago, I attended a women’s retreat with our church, and the theme was God’s love for us, in us, and through us. I felt God calling me to let go of my dependence on love from people around me; he asked me to believe in his [...]
Reproofs
Posted in Reality: Ignored, tagged Forgiveness, Sin, The Excellent Wife on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In The Excellent Wife, Martha Peace states, “How you respond to your husband’s reproof is a reflection of your desire to become more godly.”
Boy, am I in trouble! Accepting my husband’s reproofs is not my strong point. I’m perfectly content with how godly I am, especially if it means I have to endure the (loving, [...]
A Picture of Freedom
Posted in Greater Faith, tagged Forgiveness, Sin, Spiritual Development on October 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ve never been a slave. In all likelihood, I probably won’t ever be a slave.
But I do wonder what it must have been like during those days of slavery in America. I wonder if I would have owned slaves. Please don’t misunderstand; I’m not racist…I’m just wondering if I would have been captured by the [...]
