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Death Was Arrested - (Official Lyric Video)
“Therefore,
if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; and old things passed away;
behold new things have come. Now all
these things are from God, who reconciled
us to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
“Therefore,
we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg
you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled
to God. He made Him who knew no sin to
be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” II Corinthians 5:17-21
Is God reconciled to men or are men
reconciled to God? The word ‘reconcile’
reflects an exchange. When we trust in
Christ, we make an exchange – our sin for His righteousness.
Our sin was poured into Christ at
His crucifixion, His righteousness is poured into us at our conversion. This is what atonement for sin is about. Today we trade or barter – exchanging goods
or relative equal value.
Jesus death offers to trade His
righteousness for our sin -- something of immeasurable worth for something
completely worthless. That is neat and
the key to our completely NEW life in Jesus Christ!
Take care with love, especially
His! Your servant and friend in Christ,
who still prays for you each morning.
Darlene
PS: Please send me prayer updates. Find my statement of faith by clicking
or cut and paste this link into your Web browser: https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com You can find the WeakDay Devotion online by
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your phone.)
NEW
PRAYER REQUESTS
·
Pray
for strangers in the church – it is the season when people believe they must attend an
Easter service somewhere. Pray they
hear, listen to and respond to the Truth of the Resurrection.
·
Fire
in Cathedral of Notre Dame - Pray for those around the world
who have been touched by the powerful fire – that they may look up to the
Creator for comfort.
·
Isaias
and Judith (Ambassadors for Christ in The Philippines) – Isaias
returned to Europe to extend the work of training up disciples for the
harvest. Pray for his safety and
travelling mercies. This ministry gives so much to so many for so little. To learn more: http://www.afciworld.org (Top of page: "Where
We Work” > “Asia-Pacific” > "Philippines").
·
USA
– that the Lord would demonstrate His power in an unexpected and uniting way
during these times of unrest and confusion.
Help hearts settle and rest in You alone.
·
Jenny S –Bible teacher will be in Canberra
for a week, teaching and speaking. Pray
for traveling mercies, wisdom and time for reflection.
·
Sergio
– lost his job and now looking again. He
was recently diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes. Was living with his brother, but has been asked
to move out, leaving him homeless.
·
Toron – finishing
his high school studies and needing strength, focus and confidence, especially
with maths.
PRAY FOR THOSE IN FULL-TIME SERVICE
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