BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS - DAY 17
The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those
who hope in His mercy. PSALM 147:11
I’ve spent many years learning to understand
what was accomplished when Jesus died on the cross, and
it simply means that Jesus took all that I have coming to
me—pain sickness, failure, confusion, hatred, rejection,
and death—and gave me all that He had coming to Himall
His wholeness, healing, love, acceptance, peace, joy
and life. Because of God’s grace, we can pray the prayers
of salvation. All we have to do is say, “Jesus come live
in me and be Lord over my life.”
Grace has to do with it all being Him. He does it.
Not us. Grace is always a surprise. You think it’s not
going to happen, and it does. If it weren’t for God’s grace
and mercy, we wouldn’t even be saved for the Bible tells
us, “by grace you have been saved” (Eph. 2:8) and
“according to His mercy He saved us” (Titus 3:5).
S T O R M I E O M A R T I A N
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