"For I am convinced that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Neither life, nor death. Nor the angels, and the demons. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell cannot separate us from the love of God found in Jesus Christ."
Romans 8: 38 - 39
To me, this is the most powerful verse in the Bible. It's strange, but it at times can bring me to tears on an especially bad day. This verse gives me confidence like Paul intended to give the Romans. Take courage in this verse -- NOTHING separates you from God's love, no matter what you do! God's love for you will not diminish with time, with mistakes, with worries or fears. Have faith in this fact.
(Chapter Devotion)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Serve One Another
"For you have been called to live in freedom -- not freedom to satisfy your desires, but freedom to serve one another in love."
Galatians 5:13
Remember to think of others during your day to day actions, realize how you might affect them. You never know the impact a simple act of kindness such as a smile will have on a person. And, eventually, that small act of kindness will manifest itself in your life from another.
(Chapter Devotion)
Galatians 5:13
Remember to think of others during your day to day actions, realize how you might affect them. You never know the impact a simple act of kindness such as a smile will have on a person. And, eventually, that small act of kindness will manifest itself in your life from another.
(Chapter Devotion)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Ash Wednesday
"For He himself knows whereof we are made; he remembers that we are but dust."
Psalm 103: 14
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."
Psalm 51:11
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, which "is a time of spiritual journeying through intentional prayer, self-discipline, and reflection. At its most basic, Lent is a holy time to strip away the distractions and excuses that stand between us and our full connection to God " (http://www.holycomforter-clt.org). The Lenten season symbolizes the 40 days in which Jesus was fasting in the desert being tempted by the devil.
As we go about this Lenten season, let us try and decipher for ourselves what is standing between us and God.
A reading from the Book Of Common Prayer:
"Thereby, the whole congregation was put in the mind of the message of pardon and absolution set forth in the Gospel of our Savior, and of the need which all Christians continually have to renew their repentance and faith."
(Chapter Devotion)
*A special thanks to Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Charlotte, NC for having such an awesome website to grab information from!
Psalm 103: 14
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."
Psalm 51:11
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, which "is a time of spiritual journeying through intentional prayer, self-discipline, and reflection. At its most basic, Lent is a holy time to strip away the distractions and excuses that stand between us and our full connection to God " (http://www.holycomforter-clt.org). The Lenten season symbolizes the 40 days in which Jesus was fasting in the desert being tempted by the devil.
As we go about this Lenten season, let us try and decipher for ourselves what is standing between us and God.
A reading from the Book Of Common Prayer:
"Thereby, the whole congregation was put in the mind of the message of pardon and absolution set forth in the Gospel of our Savior, and of the need which all Christians continually have to renew their repentance and faith."
A prayer of self-dedication:
"Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to thee, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be utterly thine, utterly dedicated to thee; and then use us, we pray thee, as thou will, and always to thy glory and the welfare of thy people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen."
(Chapter Devotion)
*A special thanks to Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Charlotte, NC for having such an awesome website to grab information from!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Perfection
"Not one of us is always perfect and never sins; we all fall short of God's glorious standard."
Romans 3:23
Nobody is perfect (cue the Miley Cyrus song!). It is IMPOSSIBLE to be perfect, we will never live up to that word. But that is okay! Instead, try to be perfect in your love -- love with reckless abandonment, for as it says in 1 Peter 4:8, "Love covers a multitude of sins". So, remember, perfection in a human definition is in no way attainable, and that is the reason that God loves you! You happen to be absolutely perfect in HIS eyes.
(Chapter Devotion)
"Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins"
1 Peter 4:8
Romans 3:23
Nobody is perfect (cue the Miley Cyrus song!). It is IMPOSSIBLE to be perfect, we will never live up to that word. But that is okay! Instead, try to be perfect in your love -- love with reckless abandonment, for as it says in 1 Peter 4:8, "Love covers a multitude of sins". So, remember, perfection in a human definition is in no way attainable, and that is the reason that God loves you! You happen to be absolutely perfect in HIS eyes.
(Chapter Devotion)
"Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins"
1 Peter 4:8
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