MiKemple

As a new day begins, Jamie is watching PBS cartoons and I am wondering about the Tigers and the Cardinals in the World Series and then there is the concern for teenagers and the difficulty in communicating with them. I just hope that God's grace and His plan, with deliverance will be enough to enable us to overcome these challenges and struggles. This mornings verse for meditation is an important one..."Since you have heard all about Him and have learned the truth that is in Jesus, throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God's likeness--righteous, holy and true." Ephesians 4:21-24 New Living Translation

There certainly are reasons for hope and faith and staying the course in love, but overcoming this sinful nature and "sweeping the room clean" so that 7 far worse do not ... maybe there are explanations. All unpleasant to explore, deliver me from evil... Father, help me i pray.

Jesus gave His life, shed His blood, died and rose again so that sin may be forgiven. That is the Truth and the Power and the glory to God the Father...my only hope for redemption. Debts, sins and tresspasses...covered by the blood of Christ.

You know...whether it's business, or life at church, or relationships at home, this is a tough, challenging journey. I am astounded at the amount of gentleness, grace, mercy, peace, kindness, faithfulness and patience that our Great God has towards His people. When we are able to do so much and yet the distractions, disappointments and discouraging encounters steal our joy and our enjoyment of this life...I think, wait! this is all for His glory...it's not about me, or my success, or my rights, what am I complaining about...or what am I crying about? There are folks who know sorrow, real pain and suffering. Yes, I have experienced some of that, but you know as well as I that we all struggle, we all come up short, we all fail and hurt and ... even Jesus showed us His incredible capacity for love in the midst of sorrow...and He is the hope of all mankind and our only hope for salvation, and satisfaction and any sense of accomplishment. For His purposes and for reasons that He reveals when we come together and get into the mess of life and care about each other...I mean really dig in and be about living it, not guarded, not half-baked, but with all our hearts, strength, souls and minds to the greater good of our God. Thanks for listening (reading)...i pray that His love would fill you completely today. mk