Wednesday, 19 March 2014
PRAYER as a Way of Life by Sis. Cristy and Bro.
Rolly Custodio
CHRIST’S THE FIRST WHO FORGIVE US SO WE MUST FORGIVE
‘…The Lord forgave you, so you must forgive
others.’ Colossians 3:13 NLT
Today’s Devotion
By washing the dirt from His disciples’ feet, Jesus
demonstrated His willingness to forgive their sin before they even committed
it. This takes love to its highest level. You say, ‘I am not the guilty party
here.’ Neither was Jesus. Of the men in that room, only One was worthy of
having His feet washed. And He was the One who washed the feet. The genius of
Jesus’ example is that the burden of bridge-building falls on the strong one,
not the weak one. And do you know what happens? More often than not, if the one
in the right volunteers to wash the feet of the one in the wrong, both parties
get on their knees. Don’t we all think we are right? Hence we wash each other’s
feet.
Understand this: relationships don’t thrive because
the guilty are punished, but because the innocent are merciful. The mercy of
Christ preceded His disciples’ mistakes, and our mercy must precede the
mistakes of others too. Those in the circle of Christ had no doubt of His love,
and those in our circles should have no doubt about ours either.
Paul writes, ‘Be kind and loving to each other, and
forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ’ (Ephesians
4:32 NCV).
Because Christ has forgiven us, we can forgive
others. Because He has a forgiving heart, we can have a forgiving heart. When
Christ truly lives within us, we have no better alternative. There is
incredible power in the words, ‘I forgive you; I love you; let’s move on’.
Are there any sitting around your table today who
need to be assured of your forgiveness?
Parallel verses: 2 Kings 18:17 – 20:21, Matt 21:33-46, Ps 115, Pro 8:1-3
Today’s Prayer
Heavenly Father, Thank you for your Word today.
Lord thank you for forgiving our sins and overlook them because of your
unconditional love for us. Lord you are the one who come to us by reaching us
and forgive us while we were still sinners you died for us because Lord If you sacrifice
your life to us all of us will come to lake of fire or hell for our inequities
reached heaven and our religious acts are filthy rags works and it’s not
qualified us because of our continuous sins that we are committing daily. Lord
thank you for your forgiveness and accepted us as your children. Lord thank you
for your kindness to us although we are stubborn you still love us and forgive
us so that who we have no hope to receive eternal life can now have receive
eternal life and access to come to heaven because you paid all the penalty of
our sins. Lord helps me to walk blameless and show kindness and love to others for
your glory In Jesus’ Name. Amen!
Prayer for Salvation
Lord
I admit I am a sinner I repent of all my sins and I receive you into my heart
as my personal Lord and Savior Amen. If you mean that prayer above from the
bottom of your heart you are now saved. It is God’s Word promise in John 3:16
that if you trust His Son Jesus you will not die but you will have Eternal
Life. Welcome to the family of God. In order to grow in your faith with God
please do these consistently starting today; 1. Pray always 2. Read your Bible
Daily 3. Attend Church Services Regularly 4. Attend Prayer Meeting, Bible
Study, Church Seminars and make God first place in your life with your talents
and finances 5. Lastly, witness Jesus to others that they may receive Eternal
Life also.
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