Read Romans 9-12 Figure MERCY out. You need to understand it. “It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.”‭‭Romans‬ ‭9‬:‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬ In Romans 9 it’s like you’re studying for a test you sit down to take that test and you think I hope I have the right answers and Jesus comes in and he takes the test from you and smiles at you and invites you out of that strict stress of performance. He ‘passed’ and the law was fulfilled. Now he wants to guide you through his Spirit. The main thing is, it…

Read Romans 5-8 Grace is such an amazing force of GOD. Grace and truth have come by Jesus Christ. John 1:17 It is a one and done sacrifice on the cross. Believe! When you know it’s all paid, you have peace. As you live in peace you are joyous and triumphant, you exult in tribulations as you gain perseverance, and proven character. His death has reconciled us, and now his life—HIS UNENDING eternal life fully saves us and lives in us. When you were baptized, you were baptized into Christ death and it’s more than repentance of sin. It is…

Read Acts 20:1-3, Romans 1-4 “David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are the those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”” Romans 4:6-8, Psalm 32:1-2 You have this blessing!!! Unrighteousness suppresses the truth, but the entire created world reveals HIM! Romans 1:18-20 We can not say I didn’t know. He has made every effort to offer us mercy and grace. It’s all around us. “Opposition to truth cannot be…

Rest day You are forgiven. Rest in it. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Hebrews 8:12 KJV

Read 2 Corinthians 10-13 “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Are we in the fight?Can you feel the strongholds cracking under the weapons of grace? Demolish the strongholds Lord, by grace alone I pray. Amen LORD JESUS.

Read 2 Corinthians 5-9 Salvation is for all. And it’s glorious. Live for the glory of God not the glory of man or worse self. In prayer the other day we were praying, and I saw like a two horse chariot, one horse, being wisdom, and the other, being zeal, and the writer, shouting for the glory of God. “and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.”‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious…

Read 2 Corinthians 1-4 “And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.”‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Hope is the first candle of Advent, one every Sunday consecutively 4 sundays before Christmas.The first candle 🕯️ is sometimes called the prophecy candle in order to remember the prophets, like Isaiah, who foretold the birth of Christ. He prophesied in hope for the future King. And all this during the timeline of oppression and judgement under Assyrian domination. Ahab Israel’s king, lacked strong faith.Hope for Emmanuel’s reign…

Read 1 Corinthians 15-16 Christ’s resurrection is the first blow to annihilating death. The dominion, authority, and power of death is going to be fully dismantled and destroyed. The fear of death has no hold on Paul and 1 Corinthians 15:32. He says he fought wild beasts in Ephesus with MORE than human hopes. When you lose grip on HOPE, you might fall into that Isaiah 22:13 THANG—Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die, but Paul is exhorting us to not be corrupted to come back to our senses. “Remember to stay alert and hold firmly to all…

Read 1 Corinthians 12-14 Love gives. Grace is a gift. (Ephesians 2:8-9) The law would disqualify all. Love offers pardon to all. A works based salvation would result in puffed up boasting. Love does not boast or brag, but it will tell the truth. 1 Cor. 13:4 Love is more than a slogan. In chapter 13 we see a reference to children in a context starkly different from Christ’s ‘you must become like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven’. Matthew 18:3 I’m stretching out for a proper perspective. Please stick with me. As we read 1 Cor 13:11…

Read 1 Corinthians 9-11 Take your life seriously. Train for the crown that will last forever. Paul says I am free, but I serve as a slave and make my body as slave, so I will not be disqualified. Preach this gospel, and avoid idolatry —heeding the warnings of Israel’s historic track record. Disqualification is real. 1 Cor 10:6-11 12 So, if you think you’re standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:23 is so frank! Not everything is beneficial.