In the book of Jeremiah, The LORD mentions three things which are "horrible." From these we find warnings which are even applicable to us and our culture today. The people had itching ears. False prophets which proclaimed "peace, peace" abounded, and though it was false, the people loved it. "A wonderful and horrible thing is …
Tag: forgiveness
A Second Prayer to God
I pray to God to heal my wounds,the stink and stench of carnality,for I have destroyed myself but Thoushalt bind up and graciuosly heal;transform me by Thy word; by Thy GoodSpirit let rivers flow and quenchthis thirsty and dry abode, which I have made.May my ever wretched body of deathhave its desires struck with blindness,and …
Our Compassionate Savior
Jesus is willing to make us clean; He is willing to cleanse us and save us from our sins. For this very purpose, Jesus was born: to "save His people from their sins" and "this is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." [1 …
Cleansed by His Word
Power washing porch and front walk for a widow. Just as water cleanses the concrete, removing all the filth, so too God's spoken word ("rhema") cleanses us. The Holy Spirit tells us, "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify her, having cleansed …
Forgiveness Brings Knowledge
Because Jesus has died for our sins, resurrected, and given us the ability to be forgiven through faith, we can know The LORD. Though one might think they can know God through reading about Him or meditating upon spiritual matters: true knowledge of God comes only through Jesus and faith in Him. Intimate knowledge of …
The Greatest Promise
One of the greatest promises that we have been given by The Lord is forgiveness. What an immeasurable debt we owe God; and yet, because Jesus paid the due punishment for our sins, He doesn't require payment from us. What glorious freedom is in Christ Jesus for those who take refuge under His wings from …
Fearing His Goodness
The Fear of The LORD is one of the most important qualities we can have. Those who do not fear God are most likely not truly Christian. For "the fear of The LORD is to hate evil..." and "the fear of The LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death." …
Bright And Morning Star 