Forgiven

 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
⁸ Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.^" 

 Romans 4:7-8

Pardoned people are the only blessed people. The sentiments of the world are, Those are happy that have a clear estate, and are out of debt to man; but the sentence of the word is, Those are happy that have their debts to God discharged. O how much therefore is it our interest to make it sure to ourselves that our sins are pardoned! For this is the foundation of all other benefits. So and so I will do for them; 

for I will be merciful.  -Matthew Henry

¹² For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”  Hebrews 8:12 (NKJV)

Happy Birthday Charles Wesley!

Every day this year I have been looking at different hymns from the book Near To The Heart Of God by Robert J. Morgan. It has been so wonderful to have a song for each day. This book has been encouraging and very interesting to have small glimpses into the lives of hymn authors and composers. Today's meditation was Rejoice The Lord Is King

Near to the Heart of God

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Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth

Sometimes reading the Bible can be confusing. As I was looking at what Scripture would be talked about in Sunday School, I realized I didn't know as much as I thought! Thankfully there are resources and people in my life that can help me. Here are the Scriptures I looked at tonight and a free resource from Dr. David Jeremiah.

Matthew 7      Romans 2

James 1:22 (NKJV)

²² But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

Glory, honor, and peace are within your reach, if you will accept the reconciliation offered you in Christ, which will bring you into at-one-ment with God; and if you will live to do your Heavenly Father’s will.
-F.B. Meyer

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Grief

Grief is ugly. I have been struggling with my sadness. I really have no words right now, but feel writing a little something is better for my soul instead of keeping it all in. I miss my brother-in-law. Christmas will be hard.

Psalm 8

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Glory of the Lord in Creation

To the Chief Musician. On the instrument of Gath.^[a] A Psalm of David.

8 O Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

² Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.

³ When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
⁴ What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
⁵ For You have made him a little lower than the angels,^[b]
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

⁶ You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
⁷ All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,
⁸ The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

⁹ O Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

I love to read. I sometimes with I could work and live in a library. There are books on my shelves and piles that I really want to read. Thanks to technology I can also have tons of books waiting for me on my computer and kindle. I will never finish my "to read" list, but that's ok. I don't mind being a book hoarder. Since reading is good for you and the Christmas season can make you crazy, here is a link to some great Christmas ebooks - for free! Happy reading!

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