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Thanks for that KIR... God knows who to use and at what time to get our attention.... I have been having issues with Patience lately...

Your welcome CH and I can relate.

Press on

9/26

Which of you convicts me of sin? and if i tell the truth, why do you not believe me? He who is of God hears God's words.
John 8:46-47

Because all humanity has sinned we can rejoice that Jesus was qualified--He and He alone-to be the flawless Sacrifice we need

We give thanks for Jesus Christ, our sinless sin bearer--the one exception!!!

ONLY JESUS, THE PERFECT SACRIFICE, CAN DECLARE GUILTY PEOPLE PERFECT...

"Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should."

Psalms 90:12

Prayer

Lord, help me live each day with inner joy and a "clean slate" regarding my relationship both with You and with others.

Amen

9/29

Behold, i was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Psalm 51:5

Out of my shameful failure and loss
Jesus, I come, Jesus i come
Into the glorius gain of Thy Cross,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

OWN UP TO YOUR SIN AND EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF CONFESSION.

9/30

For the Nation:

IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY, AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND..

Thus Sayeth the Lord

humble , turn and pray and seek people

Amen CH!

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

When God gave His people instructions in the desert, He told them they had a responsibility to care for widows and fatherless children in the land (Ex. 22:22-23). They were to leave some of the harvest in the field for them, and every third year they took up a special tithe for the needy. God expected His people to hear the cries of the powerless, defend their rights, and care for them.
The Israelites were commanded to care for others as a remembrance of their experience in Egypt. When they were in trouble and cried out to God, He heard their cries and helped them. So their memory of oppression and release was intended to mold their values, attitudes, and actions toward the powerless in the land (Deut. 24:18-22).

Let us imitate our Father by hearing the cries of the needy in our world. —Marvin Williams

To love your neighbor as yourself
Is not an easy task,
But God will show His love through you
If only you will ask. —Sper

The closer you are to God, the more you’ll have a heart for others.

10/1

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.
Colossians 1:3

Working together with others
Serving the Lord day or night
Telling the story of Jesus
Promises endless delight

CHRISTIANS STAND STRONG WHEN THEY STAND TOGETHER

Amen

10/2

He said to them, "why are you fearful, o you of little faith? Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Matthew 8:26


Like the disciples, the more we learn about JESUS, the more we trust Him. OUr greatest risk is failing to depend on Him when life seems out of control.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS AND YOU'LL SOON LOSE SIGHT OF YOUR FEARS

10/03

I saw under the sun: In the place of judgement, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, iniquity was there..
Ecclesiastes 3:16

If all we trusted in were imperfect people, we would lose all hope. But Solomon wisely added " God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."

The search for justice can be satisfied only by trusting the God who is always just.

Though sin seems to triumph and wrong conquers right,
Though lies can put justice to flight,
God's truth is eternal, His Word shows His might
And He will bring justice to light.

SOMEDAY THE SCALES OF JUSTICE WILL BE PERFECTLY BALANCED..

AMEN TO THAT!

Amen

Read A Banned Book
READ: Jeremiah 36:1-8,21-26

Write . . . all the words that I have spoken to you . . . that everyone may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. —Jeremiah 36:2-3

The American Library Association has designated this week as Banned Books Week in celebration of the freedom to read and to express one’s opinion “even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.”

The Bible is the all-time bestselling book, but in some parts of the world it is banned because it’s considered dangerous. The Bible is dangerous, however, only to those who fear finding out that they are wrong. It’s dangerous to those who exploit the weak and the innocent, who use force to keep others enslaved in poverty and ignorance, who don’t want to give up their favorite sin, who believe that salvation can be found apart from Christ.

No one wants to be told they are wrong. No one wants to hear that their behavior is putting themselves and those they love in danger or that God’s patience will eventually wear out. Yet that was the message God told Jeremiah to write (Jer. 36:2). When His message was read to King Jehoiakim, the king cut up the scroll and threw it into the fire (v.23).

The only way to know we are right is to be willing to discover where we are wrong. Read the all-time bestselling banned book, and let it reveal to you the truth about God—and about yourself. —Julie Ackerman Link

Lord Jesus, show Thyself to me
In very truth and deed;
Help me to find, O Christ, in Thee,
More than my deepest need. —Clarkson

The Bible shows us a picture of who we really are.

Amen KIR

LIGHT WILL AWAYS EXPOSE DARKNESS..

JESUS IS THE LIGHT

10/6

Beloved if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11

Hearts linked by JESUS create a chain of love that can encourage even the most greiving heart.

Bearing people's heavy burdens,
Shouldering their pain and grief,
Shows the love of Christ to others
Bringing them His sure relief.

OUR HEARTS ARE LINKED THROUGH THE LOVE OF CHRIST.