Tag: gift
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I’m just a nobody, saved by grace
2 Corinthians 12:9, “And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” I saw a saying the other day that said, “If you want God to open the door, let go of the handle.” I was reminded of Paul’s thorn in the flesh that he entreated Read more
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Pursuit of Faith
Romans 9:32, “Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.” I can remember when a raise at work was based on merit. How well you did you job. I struggled with the fairness of a set amount for everyone when things Read more
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Grace-driven
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is a gift from God; not as a result of works that no one should boast.” What does it mean to be grace-driven? It is understanding the need to remove self from the equation. You see self wants Read more
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The gift
Romans 5:6-9 “For while we were still helpless at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man, though perhaps for a good man someone would dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for Read more