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Why is God’s grace so amazing?

John Newton pointed to its depth, height, width, and length. He said it goes down to the lowest sinful life, up to the glories of heaven, out to every circumstance that may face us, and on to the end of life and into eternity that we will spend at our Savior’s side. We are pulled to Christ through God’s grace, we stand in it as we live in Christ, and His grace will surround us as we receive everlasting life. This amazing grace is received through obedient faith.

For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
Titus 2:11-14

We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through our faith, Christ has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace that we now enjoy. And we are very happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.
Romans 5:1-2

You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that by His poverty He could make you rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9

Love y'all,
Be Blessed!!
Eric

5 años

How's your attitude?

No one can make you have a positive attitude, you are the only one who can make that decision. Remember that God’s Word is the foundation of a right mental attitude. Study these principles and allow them to become strong on the inside of you.

“You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had” (Philippians 2:5 NLT).

1. A right mental attitude is more than wishful thinking. It is actually facing each day with a positive expectancy based on God’s Word.

2. A right mental attitude is having a proper understanding of the problems you face, their source, and knowing how to approach them with God’s Word. You need to know your enemy and how he operates. You need to know his weaknesses. I’ll tell you two of them:
(a) He cannot stand it when you praise Jesus
(b) He cannot stand the Word of God

He has no refuge from them. He has to flee from them. He cannot tolerate either.

3. A right mental attitude enables you to possess peace, calmness, self-control and the determination to win no matter how difficult your situation may seem.

4. A right mental attitude demands that you drive out all negatives from your consciousness and focus on God’s Word.

Confession: I choose to have a good attitude and expect the best today knowing that God is good and He is for me.
Author: Jerry Savelle

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV

So then, surrender to God. Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will turn and run away from you.
James (Jacob) 4:7 TPT

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31 NKJV

Love y'all,
Be Blessed!!
Eric

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5 años

Though the Light looks dim from your perspective, deep in the pit, those rays of hope can reach you at any depth.

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.
Psalm 42:5 NASB

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Do you Raise and Praise?

It saddens me that some churches ask that you don't raise your hands to the Lord in worship. They say that it may offend someone or make some folks uncomfortable! It's against some church association rules?!?
Well I'm part of the church and I don't see anywhere in "The Church" bylaws (Bible) that tells us not to raise our hands in worship. In fact the Word of God tells us to do just that. There is scripture that shows the power of raising our hands to God.
Why would anyone, especially a Bible teaching pastor, tell his congregation to not follow God's instructions because it might make some folks uncomfortable?
What an offense that is to God!! How uncomfortable and saddened He must feel!!
We should always put God's word before anyone's comfort zone!! Let's be like Aaron and Hur and support all who hold their hands high to the Lord!!!

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
1 Kings 8:22-23

Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord; Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven.
Lamentations 3:40-41

I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
1 Timothy 2:8

Because Your loving kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
Psalm 63:3-4

And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
Exodus 17:11-12

Love y'all,
Be Blessed!!
Eric