daily prayer

Good Friday morning! How are we faithing? I see people wandering around aimlessly trying to be good so they go to heaven, trying to outweigh the bad with good stuff. Hogwash. We can't achieve that. The grace of Jesus is the only way to the Lord. If we look at the bible and most people will say,"I follow the ten commandments", they are deceiving themselves because the Bible also says if we fail on one, we are guilty of all. It also tells us, "no one is good, no not one", remember that? If we do not follow all the rabbinical laws, we have failed. If we miss one little iota of commandments given, done. It's either all or none so if that is our gauge, we're doomed. Ah but here's the rub, Jesus came because of the fact we can't do it. Only grace saves. Where does the bible say ,"if you obey this and try to be good your reward is heaven". Where does it say anything about performance based salvation? No where. So stop and think a second on this premise that we in this culture seem to think. You are not going to do enough good to outweigh the bad. The Word says that if a man thinks on a woman lustfully that he has committed adultery. Oh crap. All us guys are in deep trouble right there. So that being the case, we men are all doomed if performance base is the measuring stick used. See the folly of this thinking mode? Think about this let the scriptures show you grace and it's path to heaven.

Matt 9:12-13
On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
NIV


Jer 17:14
Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.
NIV

Remember Marvin as he undergoes the knife....remember Shannon as she heals from a successful operation...

Heavenly Father,
Open our eyes and minds to the truths found in your Word. Let us understand your grace and love. Lord, we lift your name above all others and ask for strength for our days. Be with Marvin and thank you for Shannon's outcome. Be with her husband and family, in Jesus' name, amen