Category: Redemption
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You are Redeemed.
Redemption is regaining or gaining something in exchange for payment or debt clearing. Jesus paid for our sins, clearing our debt with his blood. We’re now clean in God’s eyes and part of the Kingdom of Light. We’re no longer citizens of darkness but of the Son’s Kingdom. Embrace this…
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God is Just.
The Pursue Righteousness blog series explores the concepts of justice and righteousness in relation to God’s attributes and teachings. It emphasizes God’s impartiality, the consequences of moral conduct, and the impact of sin on perfect justice. Despite the presence of injustice in the world, God’s patience and mercy provide hope…
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Joyless Living
Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit. Psalm 51:12 We covered most of this Psalm is a previous post: Restoration. This is a psalm of David. He is asking God to restore the joy of salvation. He had committed some…
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Grieving Sin
Lamentations is a short five chapter book. The author is not written, but many scholars believe it is the Prophet Jerimiah. If you have read the book of Jeremiah, you can see the similarities in the author’s personality through their writing. Jeremiah was a man who grieved sin. Not just his won, but the…
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Redemption: a gift.
Ruth is my all time favorite story of God’s Redemption in our lives. I have written a small series on the book of Ruth: Decisions that Determine the DestinyGod’s Amazing GraceGet CloserThe Happy Ending, Don’t you want it? Today, we are going to focus on God’s promising of renewal and redemption. This…
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A Christmas Retold
As we read through Galatians, a letter from Paul to the church in Galatia, we find him retelling the story of Christmas. Paul recounts the setting, the who, and the plot and results. Imagine for a moment we are sitting around a fire listening to Paul tell the story of Christmas. …
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The naked truth
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.”Genesis 3:7 CSB In Genesis, while reading the story of creation, we can acknowledge that the glory of God consumed the Garden of Eden and…
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mountains that obscure faith
I have been exploring this idea of mountains. I love the mountains here in Colorado. While I am on my missions trip this next year, I am going to miss them! Jesus spoke and said that just a small faith will move mountains. 20 “Because of your little faith,” he told them. “For truly…
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Redemption is life changing
I heard a story about a preacher who saw a pattern. Year after year people would get excited, come to the tent revivals. They would make a tearful confession at the altar. Make a commitment to “change” and after three weeks, the people would disappear until the next tent revival.…
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remorse is not repentance.
I was thinking yesterday about the power of the Holy Spirit in us. I was asking the question: where has this change come from within me? What stopped me from this transformation over the years. I deeply cried out for help and change, but nothing ever seemed to change. I…
It Starts Small 