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2013 Day 56 – Leviticus 15-18, Proverbs 1:1-16

25 Monday Feb 2013

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As we cross over to chapter 18 in the book of Leviticus, God’s message shifts from the sacrificial system for forgiveness of sin, to instructions on how to live as forgiven people. This is a good reminder to us a forgiven people through Christ’s sacrifice. As I read the second part of our reading in Proverbs this morning, verse 16:9 jumped out to me, In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. This verse may not seem to tie into the reading in Leviticus, but to me it says a lot about how we, as changed people, are to allow God to show us how to live once we are forgiven. It’s difficult to live according to God’s plan if we are not first aware of the forgiveness He has provided us. We must first feel His forgiveness before we can truly live as forgiven people.

2012 Day 264 – Philemon

20 Thursday Sep 2012

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Philemon is a strange little book of the Bible; at least to me it seems strange. It is written as a short letter from Paul to a man named Philemon. Paul is asking Philemon to forgive his runaway slave, Onesimus, and to accept him as a brother in Christ. The reality is we were all slaves before we became brothers (and sisters) in Christ. Once we accepted Christ’s forgiveness, we became brothers. My thought is this book was written as an example of who we have become in eyes of God once we accept our freedom from the consequences of sin. Praise God for loving us enough to give us a way to have that freedom.

2012 Day 210 – Roman 4

28 Saturday Jul 2012

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In today’s reading, Paul uses David as an example of how God forgives and is able to continue to bless us. In verse 6 it says, David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: Paul goes on, in verses 7-8, to quote David’s words from Psalm 32:1-2, “Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” These words came from a man who lied, committed adultery, and murder and yet God allowed him to experience the joy of forgiveness. If we recognize, admit, and let go of our guilt and accept God’s forgiveness, we too can experience the joy God has promised us. Thank you God for forgiving me of all my sins and for covering my sins to the point where they are no longer counted against me. May I be as forgiving of others as God is of me.