Daily Devotional

THE GIFT OF GOD’S LOVE AND CARE

September 12

eloved of God, how much do you have to do to really satisfy yourself that you have paid God back for all His wonderful love and for the blessing of Salvation in your life? How hard will you have to work to make up for your failures in your past and to repay the Lord for His gift of the Lord Jesus? You say, "That's ridiculous, everyone knows that salvation is a gift from God, and no one has to earn it." Beloved if that is the case (and it is), then why do you work and beat yourself up over your past sins? Why do you drive yourself as though God will never be satisfied with your performance or that He will never accept your repentance as good enough to satisfy Him? Here is the fact: the blood of Jesus Christ was empowered by your Father in heaven with an overwhelming force and ability to wash away all the sins of all the people on earth! When you confessed and repented of your sins, God in Heaven fully accepted that repentance and released you from all guilt and responsibility for an entire lifetime of sin! Do you believe this? Then why don't you act as though you do? Beloved, free yourself from the shackles that condemn you and keep you always under a shadow of guilt and from your attempts to overachieve for God to make yourself feel good enough to accept this forgiveness and release! Beloved, this is your liberation day! Call this sick, evil thing a liar and cast it out of your mind and conscience! Your Father is ready for you to move on to the next level with Him!

Prayer

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Father, I am so thankful to you that your sacrificial gift of the Lord Jesus is truly enough to release me today from a lifetime of sin! I will not insult you by continuing to walk in self-defeat and negativism about my own salvation and new-found liberty and complete joy in the Lord Jesus! I am free in Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior, amen!