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"I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen." (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - Day 73 (Through the Bible in a year readings for today: Deuteronomy 23-25; Mark 14:51-72)
FIXING BROKEN LIVES
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - JESUS (John 3:16)
Our focus today is on John 3:16. This has been called the Gospel in an nutshell. It calls all of us to faith in Jesus.
I was at TJ Maxx today and heard a loud crash and something shattering. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound and saw some people whispering and looking back to the end of the next aisle. When I walked down that aisle, I saw that an older lady had hit a shelf and many things had fallen to the ground and broken. She was kneeling on the floor embarrassed, frantically trying to clean up. I felt so bad for her. Every one was just standing there staring at her. So I went and knelt beside her and told her not to worry and started helping her pick up the broken pieces. After about a minute, the store manager came and knelt beside us and said, “Leave it, we will clean this up.” The lady, totally embarrassed said, “I need to pay for all this.” The manager smiled, helped her to her feet and said, “No ma’am, we have insurance for this, you do not have to pay anything!” If you have read this far, give me another minute.
Imagine God doing the same for you! Imagine the broken pieces of your mistakes and sins, as well as the pieces of your broken heart from all the blows life has thrown at you all over the floor and you’re there trying to collect all of the pieces and fix them yourself. Now imagine God comes and kneels right down beside you, smiles and says to you, “Leave it all there, I will clean this up for you.”
He loves you that much and wants to put all of those pieces back together for you! With Jesus you have this insurance and it’s called GRACE! It’s free! All you have to do is repent, ask Him to forgive you, help you, and to heal you.
Paul explained it this way: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Lord Jesus, thank you for have mercy on me and for picking up the pieces of my broken life and granting me the healing for forgiveness and the assurance of my salvation. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
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