We all screw up.
We all make promises to God. Don't we?
How many of us have broken that promise?
How many of us have broken that promise twice... thrice... a couple hundred times?
"Dear God, I promise not to cuss, even if am angry as shit... oh fuck... oh wait... aww shit... damn not... damn it! Okay God, seriously, I promise not to cuss starting... now... promise... okay? For serious okay?"
The thing about God is that His grace, love, and mercy are infinite.
Everytime we screw up, God is there waiting for us to ask Him to help us up. All you need to do is ask. God WANTS to help us. God is ACTIVELY seeking us out.
He never hides from us. We are the ones who hide from Him.
The only thing we need to do is earnestly want to change in our hearts. God cares about the state of our heart. He wants us to come back to Him.
Have you broken a promise to God? Maybe something happened. Maybe you couldn't keep the promise. Maybe someone made you break your promise.
Have you asked God to forgive you for that broken promise? God's waiting. No matter how much you screw up, God's love for us and patience for us and grace for us is infinite. Like the Father in the parable of the Prodigal Son, He sheds all of His majesty, all of His status as creator of the universe, all of His status as I AM to come running to find us.
All you need to do is ask God to forgive you and then make the promise again.
With God it truly is "forgive and forget."
He wipes the slate clean every time He forgives us.
Make the promise again in your heart and God will honor your heart.
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything.
1 Cor. 6:12
09 April 2007
08 April 2007
Death is Defeated By an Empty Tomb
Jesus Lives.
In spite of the sentence of death as a consequence of OUR sins... Jesus has risen.
Jesus has paid the price for our sins and has defeated death.
Therefore, we are no longer bound to the yoke of sins and the consequences of those sins.
So arise! Cast off your shackles!
We are free at last.
Thank God almighty, we are free at last.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
You liar.
You cheat.
You oppress the less fortunate.
You rob your fellow man of basic freedoms.
You cheat on your spouse.
You are willing to step on others to fulfill your own greedy ambitions.
You have committed war crimes.
You run red lights
You killed that person when you drove home drunk from the party.
You hold contempt for your siblings because your parents always loved them more than you.
You beat your wife and children.
You stole money from your mother's purse.
You lie to people to get your way.
You steal from people to get what you want.
You rapist. You murderer.
You thief. You dictator.
You betrayer of men.
You treasonous person.
Jesus is dead because of all these things you and I have done.
Jesus is dead because He took the blame for all of the sins you and I have committed.
That's right. What Jesus did was this:
You Jesus is a liar.
You Jesus is a cheat.
You Jesus oppressed the less fortunate.
You Jesus robbed his fellow man of basic freedoms.
You Jesus cheated on his spouse.
You Jesus is willing to step on others to fulfill his own greedy ambitions.
You Jesus has committed war crimes.
You Jesus runs red lights
You Jesus killed that person when he drove home drunk from the party.
You Jesus holds contempt for his siblings because his parents always loved them more than him.
You Jesus beat his wife and children.
You Jesus stole money from his mother's purse.
You Jesus lies to people to get his way.
You Jesus steals from people to get what he wants.
You Jesus is a rapist. You Jesus is a murderer.
You Jesus is a thief. You Jesus is a dictator.
You Jesus is a betrayer of men.
You Jesus is a treasonous person.
In those minutes before Jesus died, all the pain, all the guilt, all the shame, all the consequences, all the blame... it was all placed on Jesus.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
In spite of the sentence of death as a consequence of OUR sins... Jesus has risen.
Jesus has paid the price for our sins and has defeated death.
Therefore, we are no longer bound to the yoke of sins and the consequences of those sins.
So arise! Cast off your shackles!
We are free at last.
Thank God almighty, we are free at last.
Jesus is Dead
That's right. Jesus is dead.Jesus is dead because of you and me.
You liar.
You cheat.
You oppress the less fortunate.
You rob your fellow man of basic freedoms.
You cheat on your spouse.
You are willing to step on others to fulfill your own greedy ambitions.
You have committed war crimes.
You run red lights
You killed that person when you drove home drunk from the party.
You hold contempt for your siblings because your parents always loved them more than you.
You beat your wife and children.
You stole money from your mother's purse.
You lie to people to get your way.
You steal from people to get what you want.
You rapist. You murderer.
You thief. You dictator.
You betrayer of men.
You treasonous person.
Jesus is dead because of all these things you and I have done.
Jesus is dead because He took the blame for all of the sins you and I have committed.
That's right. What Jesus did was this:
You Jesus is a liar.
You Jesus is a cheat.
You Jesus oppressed the less fortunate.
You Jesus robbed his fellow man of basic freedoms.
You Jesus cheated on his spouse.
You Jesus is willing to step on others to fulfill his own greedy ambitions.
You Jesus has committed war crimes.
You Jesus runs red lights
You Jesus killed that person when he drove home drunk from the party.
You Jesus holds contempt for his siblings because his parents always loved them more than him.
You Jesus beat his wife and children.
You Jesus stole money from his mother's purse.
You Jesus lies to people to get his way.
You Jesus steals from people to get what he wants.
You Jesus is a rapist. You Jesus is a murderer.
You Jesus is a thief. You Jesus is a dictator.
You Jesus is a betrayer of men.
You Jesus is a treasonous person.
In those minutes before Jesus died, all the pain, all the guilt, all the shame, all the consequences, all the blame... it was all placed on Jesus.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
07 April 2007
Jesus is Dead
That's right. Jesus is dead.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
You liar.
You cheat.
You oppress the less fortunate.
You rob your fellow man of basic freedoms.
You cheat on your spouse.
You are willing to step on others to fulfill your own greedy ambitions.
You have committed war crimes.
You run red lights
You killed that person when you drove home drunk from the party.
You hold contempt for your siblings because your parents always loved them more than you.
You beat your wife and children.
You stole money from your mother's purse.
You lie to people to get your way.
You steal from people to get what you want.
You rapist. You murderer.
You thief. You dictator.
You betrayer of men.
You treasonous person.
Jesus is dead because of all these things you and I have done.
Jesus is dead because He took the blame for all of the sins you and I have committed.
That's right. What Jesus did was this:
You Jesus is a liar.
You Jesus is a cheat.
You Jesus oppressed the less fortunate.
You Jesus robbed his fellow man of basic freedoms.
You Jesus cheated on his spouse.
You Jesus is willing to step on others to fulfill his own greedy ambitions.
You Jesus has committed war crimes.
You Jesus runs red lights
You Jesus killed that person when he drove home drunk from the party.
You Jesus holds contempt for his siblings because his parents always loved them more than him.
You Jesus beat his wife and children.
You Jesus stole money from his mother's purse.
You Jesus lies to people to get his way.
You Jesus steals from people to get what he wants.
You Jesus is a rapist. You Jesus is a murderer.
You Jesus is a thief. You Jesus is a dictator.
You Jesus is a betrayer of men.
You Jesus is a treasonous person.
In those minutes before Jesus died, all the pain, all the guilt, all the shame, all the consequences, all the blame... it was all placed on Jesus.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
You liar.
You cheat.
You oppress the less fortunate.
You rob your fellow man of basic freedoms.
You cheat on your spouse.
You are willing to step on others to fulfill your own greedy ambitions.
You have committed war crimes.
You run red lights
You killed that person when you drove home drunk from the party.
You hold contempt for your siblings because your parents always loved them more than you.
You beat your wife and children.
You stole money from your mother's purse.
You lie to people to get your way.
You steal from people to get what you want.
You rapist. You murderer.
You thief. You dictator.
You betrayer of men.
You treasonous person.
Jesus is dead because of all these things you and I have done.
Jesus is dead because He took the blame for all of the sins you and I have committed.
That's right. What Jesus did was this:
You Jesus is a liar.
You Jesus is a cheat.
You Jesus oppressed the less fortunate.
You Jesus robbed his fellow man of basic freedoms.
You Jesus cheated on his spouse.
You Jesus is willing to step on others to fulfill his own greedy ambitions.
You Jesus has committed war crimes.
You Jesus runs red lights
You Jesus killed that person when he drove home drunk from the party.
You Jesus holds contempt for his siblings because his parents always loved them more than him.
You Jesus beat his wife and children.
You Jesus stole money from his mother's purse.
You Jesus lies to people to get his way.
You Jesus steals from people to get what he wants.
You Jesus is a rapist. You Jesus is a murderer.
You Jesus is a thief. You Jesus is a dictator.
You Jesus is a betrayer of men.
You Jesus is a treasonous person.
In those minutes before Jesus died, all the pain, all the guilt, all the shame, all the consequences, all the blame... it was all placed on Jesus.
Jesus is dead because of you and me.
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