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2012 Day 364 – Proverbs 29

29 Saturday Dec 2012

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In today’s reading the first verse stood out to me, A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. Doing the same mistake over and over is an invitation to disaster. We must learn from our mistakes, accept God’s grace, then move on. But when we continue to do the same mistakes over and over, especially when we actively rebel against God, eventually we have to accept the consequences of our sin. God gives us grace freely, but His grace is not a free pass to do whatever we want.

2012 Day 356 – Revelation 22

21 Friday Dec 2012

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Sorry i did not post this sooner… No truer or wonderful word could be said than the last verse in this chapter. Verse 21 says, The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. God’s grace belongs to His people, yet He calls everyone to accept Him to become part of that family. The only thing anyone ever has to do is accept Him and His grace is given to them.

2012 Day 354 – Revelation 20

19 Wednesday Dec 2012

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We could begin a discussion comparing Postmillennialism, Premillennialism, and Amillennialism, but I will spare us. The important thing about this chapter is that God will reign for all eternity. We tend to get caught up in the minutiae of our lives, however, our scope should always focus on what matters in the light of eternity. When Christ comes again it will ultimately be forever. We must do things that bring us closer to that end in mind.

2012 Day 340 – Revelation 8

05 Wednesday Dec 2012

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Sorry everyone, but I don’t have much to say about today’s reading. God’s impending judgement is coming. We don’t know when, but eventually He will have had enough. I am thankful that He loves me enough to show me grace and mercy through the sacrifice of His son Jesus Christ.

2012 Day 325 – 1 John 1

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Why do we bother to try to look better than what we are? We are all sinners. We all need God’s grace. None of us are able to have fellowship with God without His mercy and grace through Christ’s sacrifice. 1 John 1:10 says, If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. It is not a shameful thing to know we need God. He created us to need Him and to have fellowship with Him. We must embrace His love and desire to have a relationship with us because He loves us.

2012 Day 320 – 2 Peter 3

15 Thursday Nov 2012

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Verse 14 says, So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. At first glance it almost seems to contradict what Paul talks about with salvation through grace and not works. The big difference in Peter’s view comes from his concentration on the Christian life and of service. Reading letters by both men gives us a complete picture of how we should live our lives. We should know we are saved by God’s grace and nothing else. We should also live our lives serving and taking care of others just as Christ commanded when he spoke to Peter in John 21:17, The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” If we love Jesus then we will serve just as He commanded us.

2012 Day 318 – 1 Peter 1

13 Tuesday Nov 2012

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When I first read verse 10, it gave me pause because it seems to say works, and not God’s grace is what gives us salvation. It says, Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall. But it does not say that. It is simply confirming how our actions should reflect our salvation and relationship with God. It also implies that by our actions we should show the change that comes from a relationship with God.

2012 Day 303 – Hebrews 8

29 Monday Oct 2012

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Thank you, Lord for giving us a new way to be redeemed of our sin. God is so merciful through the sacrifice of His son for us. By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear. It is now about accepting His grace and our relationship with Christ alone.

2012 Day 290 – Titus 3

16 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Paul starts the second paragraph of chapter 3 in verse 3 saying why we could not help ourselves, At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. Those are some pretty strong words, but when I think about it, I really can’t argue with Paul in his description of me, for the most part. But then Paul goes on to say what God has done for us, 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. If we haven’t read it somewhere else before, Paul reminds us here of God’s amazing grace to us. Paul talks about God’s kindness, love, mercy, and generosity to us through His Son and Holy Spirit. Nothing we have is our own. It is all from God because of His grace.

2012 Day 289 – Titus 2

15 Monday Oct 2012

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God’s grace is something we are given freely through Christ’s sacrifice. But it does more that just save us, it also gives us freedom from the power of sin in our lives. Verses 11 and 12 says, 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self‑controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. We rely on God to free us from the hold that sin has over our lives and we look to Him as the example of how to live the godly life He intends for us.