Grace

11/16/15

- In surrender, you begin to really live the life God intended: "Only those who throw away their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live." (Mark 8:35 LB) 

- All your lives you've let sin tell you what to do. But thank God you've started listening to a new master, one whose commands set you free to live openly in his freedom!" (Romans 6:16-18 MSG) 

- she humbly responded, "I am the Lord's servant! Let it happen as you have said." (Luke 1:38 CEV) 

- Nothing is more powerful than a surrendered life in the hands of God.

- ““Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.” Job 22:21 NLT

- “Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.” Romans 6:18 NLT

(Rick Warren Daily Devotional)

S: “They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives.” Ezekiel 33:5 NLT

“When I tell righteous people that they will live, but then they sin, expecting their past righteousness to save them, then none of their righteous acts will be remembered. I will destroy them for their sins.” Ezekiel 33:13 NLT

O: it is not my responsibility to be other people's savior. I am to do my part in fulfilling my responsibility by leading then to Salvation, it is up to them to accept it. If I have done my part and they fail to take responsibility, their death is on their hands. 

A: However, the more I continue to fear man instead of God and hold back from his calling I am hindering people of the story he gave me and I in turn am responsible for those deaths. I was born into sin but Christ came so I can live again, live in freedom of Gods purpose for my life. God gave me grace, and I am righteous in his eyes. Yet, if I remain in fear, if I let down my boundary, if I allow myself to fall into crisis by not maintaining what I have control over maintaining. I will no longer be seeing as righteous and my past will not save me. The time is now to do purpose. 

P: Grace, unending, Grace you won't let go! You won't let go, never let go. Oh sobering father. Before I was born you knew my story and gifted me to use it for the saving of lost souls. Yet I've been corwarding behind being mute, cowarding behind my addiction and now cowarding behind fear. You have given me freedom and have given me joy in what I love doing. This year I dedicate to you a year of doing purpose. None of this waiting to be validated by my mom, family, siblings, or spouse. No more will I try to survive on the joy of Kamea's heart or the sacrifice my leaders have made. I know my validation comes from you and the foundation of joy is in you. You are a graceful God! I praise you for your unfailing love and grace. In Jesus name.