Bless the Lord of Mercy and Love, o my soul. Praise, honor and glory be to You, my Lord and my God. I am truly sorry for all the mistakes that I committed, be it something I did or something I did not do but should have done. Forgive me for I know what it takes to walk in Your path but still I sometimes if not almost always, fall. Thank you that You love me and understand my human nature. Please breathe in me Your Spirit of Holiness, Truth and Grace so I may be guided and be a blessing to others. In the precious name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
There are a number of scriptures telling us how to live the Chrisitan way. This is from Romans chapter 11:
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.
20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
It is very very hard to practice these and very easy to fall and react humanly for that is our nature. That is why we need to pray continually and submit to the Lord at all times for the devil will walk ahead of us every step of the way to lure us into falling, which makes us feel guilty and scared and defensive thereby abandoning all our efforts to follow Jesus which was the enemy's ultimate goal. If the devil can't succeed to break our resolve and block us from serving God, he will then go behind us and push us hard so we will fall.
My friend, when this happens, always remember that our God is the God of Mercy and Grace. He listens to our prayers, look at us with love and always forgive a truly repentant heart. LET US ASK THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS, GRACE AND TRUTH to come into our hearts and be with us everyday of our lives.
A song again came ito my mind:
Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit saith the Lord.
This mountain shall be removed, this mountain shall be removed. This mountain shall be removed. But by My Spirit saith the Lord.
There are a number of scriptures telling us how to live the Chrisitan way. This is from Romans chapter 11:
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.
20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
It is very very hard to practice these and very easy to fall and react humanly for that is our nature. That is why we need to pray continually and submit to the Lord at all times for the devil will walk ahead of us every step of the way to lure us into falling, which makes us feel guilty and scared and defensive thereby abandoning all our efforts to follow Jesus which was the enemy's ultimate goal. If the devil can't succeed to break our resolve and block us from serving God, he will then go behind us and push us hard so we will fall.
My friend, when this happens, always remember that our God is the God of Mercy and Grace. He listens to our prayers, look at us with love and always forgive a truly repentant heart. LET US ASK THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS, GRACE AND TRUTH to come into our hearts and be with us everyday of our lives.
A song again came ito my mind:
Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit saith the Lord.
This mountain shall be removed, this mountain shall be removed. This mountain shall be removed. But by My Spirit saith the Lord.
--that in all things God may be glorified-- 05/02/11
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