Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. — Colossians 3:13 NLT I heard someone say that reminding someone of an offence they committed against you several years ago means the offence wasn’t truly forgiven initially. This is not necessarily true.Continue reading “Seventy Times Seven! (Part 2)”
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Five Years On 🎉
This is from the Lord and is His doing; It is marvelous in our eyes—Psalms 118:23 AMP When Hills and Valleys marked its first anniversary, we quoted today’s verse. As we approached the fifth anniversary and reflected on the Bible verse to quote, we couldn’t find any other verse that summed up what God hasContinue reading “Five Years On 🎉”
Loving and Forgiving
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. — Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT Last week, we discussed how to love others well, and we all know that sometimesContinue reading “Loving and Forgiving”
Stay Connected
Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that theContinue reading “Stay Connected”
It Can Take Time
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.— 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV “A new creation”, meaning being restored to God, “the old”, meaning our selfish lifestyles and “the new”, meaning being transformed into the likeness of Christ. It is important to knowContinue reading “It Can Take Time “
Intents Under Scrutiny
The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man, But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions], But the Lord weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].—Proverbs 16:1-2 AMP IContinue reading “Intents Under Scrutiny”
What if…?
For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. —Titus 2:11 NLT But God has shown us how much he loves us—it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us! —Romans 5:8 GNT For the past few weeks, we have been discussing the marvelous and amazing Grace ofContinue reading “What if…?”
Grace Has a Name (Part 2)
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth… And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.—John 1:14, 16-17 NKJV Jesus is full of graceContinue reading “Grace Has a Name (Part 2)”
Grace Has a Name
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth… And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.—John 1:14, 16-17 NKJV Human beings are created toContinue reading “Grace Has a Name”
The Fight for Grace
For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift, so that no one can boast about it. —Ephesians 2:8-9 GNT The first time I heard the phrase, “fight for Grace”, I thought it was slightly weird. However, as theContinue reading “The Fight for Grace”
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