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1 Corinthians 6:11
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Posted by: diamondcreates
Subject: 1 Corinthians 6:11
VERSE:
That is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were
sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and
by the Spirit of our God.
-- 1 Corinthians 6:11
THOUGHT:
Following a list of vices, both scandalous and common, Paul finishes
with this incredible word of grace. We all have a tendency to live in
the land of "I-used-to-be." For some of us, our past accomplishments
become our excuse to live in the arrogant afterglow of yesterday. Paul
wrote Philippians 3:4b-9 for this group. For others of us, the wounds
and sins of our past become the bag of rocks we drag with us through the
rest of life. We take those "rancid rocks" out and inspect them once
again to our misery. We use them as proof of why we can't move on with
our lives. What a glorious awakening Paul gives us in this passage. In
Christ, there are no more bags and no more rocks. We're clean! We're
made holy! We're declared innocent of any wrongdoing. How? Why? Who?
The sacrifice and triumph of Jesus and the powerful work of the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER:
Forgive me, Father, for lingering on yesterdays, ruining my todays, and
clouding up my tomorrows. Help me with my tendency to live in the land of
"I-used-to-be." Give me the courage to believe that you have put
my past in its proper place and want to do a new glorious thing in me
today, a glorious and gracious thing that brings you honor and me
salvation! In Jesus' name I thank you. Amen.
Faith is not believing that God can, it is knowing that God will.
Posted by: Christian Commando
Wow, that is good diamondcreates.
Lord-
I include myself in this petition for any time I should go back to those rocks, that you take them from me and steer me back to looking to the day I'm in and future with you to come. In Jesus Name- Amen!!
Posted by: here4u
Thank you Michele for sharing.
Loving God, forgive me for at times I've held on to past hurts, sorrows, regrets and sins. I thank you for reminding me, that once I've released them onto you, that they are no longer mine to deal with. Thank you for loving us so much. In Jesus name, Amen.