Courtesy of ChristArt.com "Jesus knew the that the Father has put all things under His power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God." John 13:3 Jesus relationship with His Father meant everything to Him. Jesus came to do the will of the Father [John 6:38]. He only did what the Father instructed [John 14:31]. He came to convey the love of the Father to us [John 15:9]. Everything the Father has belongs to Jesus, too [John 16:15]. Our relationship to the Father should also mean everything to us. We, too, should do the will of the Father [Matthew 6:39]. We, too, should only do what the Father instructs us to do [1 John 2:3]. We should convey the love the Father has for us to others [John 15:12]. Everything the Father has given to Jesus belongs to us, too [Romans 8:17]. If we have repented and put our trust in Jesus for salvation, we are children of God. You are a daughter of God. I am a daughter of God. You and I have been given the Spirit of...
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8 ESV I need the Lord. I seek Him daily. I rely on Him and in Him I put my hope. A blog post at http://www.lifeingraceblog.com/2012/03/grace-upon-gracethe-mystery-of-christ/ reminded me that I am not justified by my performance, by what I do. My justification, being made right in God's sight, is based on Christ and His performance. Christ lived a perfect, sinless life. He kept the entire Law perfectly. He went to the cross as a spotless Lamb. It is His work that is credited to me. There are no works that I can do to make me right in His sight. For that I am truly grateful. I am a sinner in need of a Savior. God met my need in Jesus. The pressure is off. That's so amazing! I remember reading a book by Chuck Swindoll called Grace Awakening. I read it several years ago. It was a radical awakening for me that I am accepted in the Beloved because of JESUS WORK...
www.jeniferjernigan.com I have permission from Jenifer Jernigan of Diving Deeper Ministries to share the following resource with you. She asked that I not change anything. So this is a word for word post from her website. Jenifer has developed a wonderful program for memorizing Scripture and hiding it in your heart. "Twelve weeks to memorize Proverbs 31:10-31. Two verses each week, checking off the days as you go. And being held accountable by a friend who will listen as you recite those Words you've implanted, embraced and enacted." "If you are interested, simply do the following to implant Proverbs 31:1-31 deep within your heart." (Other Scripture Memorization Booklets can be found on her freebies page - http://jeniferjernigan.com/freebies . More coming soon!) "1. Download and print out cards and cover by clicking here . Purchase spiral bound 3 x 5 index cards or 3.5 x 5.5 moleskin ruled journals. (We've found both at our local Target...
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