Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

You are a salt to those around you.  If you believe in "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" for all who were created, then I hope you want all legal citizens to have free access to voting.

There people who present themselves as good people and they are in fact bad people.  We have seen disappointing things on our news.  A policeman in Minnesoto was convicted of murder.  A Doctor for athletes was convicted of repeated sexual assault.  Numerous teachers and ministers have been exposed as evil leaving their lives a reputation in tatters. Evil exists. In the midst of this darkness, Jesus, the light of the world, told His followers to forget the commands of religious big shots and obey the commands of God. Love God 100%.  Love your neighbor as yourself.

We choose our reaction to our situation. Suffering comes.  We can rejoice because we are children of God and He is hearing our cries and working things for our good.  He encourages us.. He comforts us.  He urges us to move forward.  With the presence of our Father in heaven we learn that we can persevere and develop character and keep our hope in God's promises strong.

 5.4- Forgiveness. Jesus was killed by His own religious leaders. As they killed Him He said "Father forgive them. They don't know what they're doing." Stephen was a disciple of Jesus. He too was killed by his religious leaders. He said, "Father do not lay this sin to their accont." Amazing. The only way to live by love instead of fear is to forgive others the way you have been forgiven. While we were enemies of God, He put unlimited forgiveness power in our spiritual bank account so that we could forgive someone 490 times a day for the same offense. Before you ask for something in prayer be sure to ask God to forgive anyone who has hurt you. Then say thank you God and look forward to a blessing. Matthew 18. 18  At that  [ a ] time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”   2  And He called a child to Himself and set him  [ b ] before them,   3  and said,  “Truly I say to you, unless you  [ c ] are converted

Forgiveness. Jesus was killed by His own religious leaders.  As they killed Him He said "Father forgive them. They don't know what they're doing." Stephen was a disciple of Jesus. He too was killed by his religious leaders. He said, "Father do not lay this sin to their accont."   Amazing.  The only way to live by love instead of fear is to forgive others the way you have been forgiven.  While we were enemies of God, He put unlimited forgiveness power in our spiritual bank account so that we could forgive someone 490 times a day for the same offense.  Before you ask for something in prayer be sure to ask God to forgive anyone who has hurt you. Then say thank you God and look forward to a blessing.