Dear Friends,
What a glorious weekend we had! Celebrating the birthday of the Church (Pentecost) and baptizing over 60 individuals from age 8 to 96 was a fitting way to cap our festivities. Among those baptized where Avery Rainey (Brittany’s baby girl and granddaughter of Belinda Curtis) and our very own alto Teresa Eckersly. This will be one Pentecost I’ll never forget! This devotional is also perfectly timed on the heels of a great sermon by pastor Mike. In today’s “what’s best for me” world, many relationships (marriages, friendships, work, etc.)have been sacrificed on the alter of a person’s perceived happiness. Repentance is indeed hard work and does involve a two-step process: acknowledging our sin and then stopping doing or saying what you’re doing or saying that is wrong. It’s easy to get stuck with part one of repentance. Grace is freely given, but the work is just beginning! We have to do our part as an act of gratitude and faithfulness to God for His amazing grace. May you be blessed today and every day until we meet again. Peace and Love, Scott
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When Your Sins Weigh Heavily upon you, come to Me. Confess your wrongdoing, which I know all about before you say a word. Stay in the Light of My Presence, receiving forgiveness, cleansing, and healing. Remember that I have clothed you in My righteousness, so nothing can separate you from Me. Whenever you stumble or fall, I am there to help you up.
Man’s tendency is to hide from his sin, seeking refuge in the darkness. There he indulges in self-pity, denial, self-righteousness, blaming, and hatred. But I am the Light of the world,and My illumination decimates the darkness. Come close to Me and let My Light envelop you, driving out darkness and permeating you with Peace.
1 John 1:7 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
Isaiah 61:10 10I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
John 8:12 12When Jesusspoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young