God’s heart and kingdom is one of both mercy and justice. Jesus met the marginalized where they were, but He also worked to make room for them. May we do the same.
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Hope for Christians Burdened by Sin
Today’s post “Hope for Christians Burdened by Sin” comes from our dear friend Nick Kallis. Nick is a student at Cedarville University completing a Master of Divinity degree.
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Patience might not grow on a tree, but it does grow. Patience grows like trees. It must be planted long before it is ever needed for shade or fruit. It grows over time, not overnight.
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Patience didn’t grow on trees yesterday…and it still doesn’t grow on trees today. Unless we change our expectations and live with humility, we will continue to be disappointed and grow more into impatient people.
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Patience doesn’t grow on trees. It grows like a tree though. Long. Slow. Inch by inch. Patience is a virtue worth cultivating though. It demonstrates grace and compassion. Not only so, but our God is a patient God—compassionate and gracious, slow to anger.
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In the words of Judah Smith, the greatest challenge is not your discipline, devotion, or focus. Your greatest challenge is believing the gospel. Barabbas provides us with a view of Jesus through the eyes of a monster.
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As believers, grace is our defining reality. Grace defines my life. Grace defines your life. Without the grace of God, we would still be dead in our sins.
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We can’t love others until we know what it is to be loved, until we receive Love. We must constantly remind ourselves of this as we strive to figure out how to be loved by God while loving others in His name. It is a process that the Spirit walks with us in great patience and gentleness. We won’t be perfect and that is okay. God sees that our hearts’ desire is for Him. Don’t be afraid of messing up or failing because it will happen no matter how hard we try to prevent it. The beauty is that God’s grace covers us and this frees us to get up, to keep pursuing God knowing that He is better than anything else in this world and to continue to love others for His glory.
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