REGRETS ARE WASHED AWAY

Isaiah 53:6 GNT All of us were like sheep that were lost, each of us going his own way. But the Lord made the punishment fall on him, the punishment all of us deserved.

I expect we’re all so grateful we’re one of God’s ‘found’ sheep, not lost anymore! Sometimes though we say or do something and wish we hadn’t, and then, if we’re not careful, we find ourselves going over it and over it! 

No doubt, we all have things we regret doing, or not doing, and maybe we wish we could rewind time and undo them, or unsay them, but we need to remember the good news that Jesus has already dealt with all of it.😊

Isaiah 53 reminds us that Jesus bore all our guilt and shame, not most of it, or some of it - but all of it. Colossians 2:14 reminds us He wiped our slate clean, clearing it of all the accusations against us. Isn’t that astounding? Our part is to keep believing it and accepting it for ourselves, and not thinking our case is different, that our mistake or sin is bigger than the sacrifice Jesus made for us.

There is no mistake too big, no sin too awful, no regret too bitter, no shame or guilt that Jesus hasn’t already taken into Himself and washed it clean by His precious blood at the Cross. I believe somebody needs to hear that today.

Maybe we’re struggling with the enemy accusing us of things we did or didn’t do yesterday or years ago, but Jesus invites us to come and see it nailed to the Cross and know He has taken it away, never to be held against us again, and receive His forgiveness and His peace. What a Saviour.

Romans 8:1-2 NLT So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.

Thank God for His amazing grace, that we’re one of His sheep, washed clean each day by the blood of the Lamb. Praise God. In Jesus name. Amen.

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STUCK IN A RUT?

Psalm 40:2 NKJV He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

Yesterday we looked at exploring new things which may mean climbing out of a rut of negative thinking, and instead, choosing to have a positive outlook that sees the possibilities and hopes for the best. It will make us happier than believing for the doom and glooms!😊

You may know someone who is stuck in a rut. They’re not willing to try a new positive thought that could change the way they do life. They’ve chosen to settle for what they have, stuck with their disappointments and regrets, holding on to a grudge, or an offence, instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to inspire them with all He has prepared for them.

God has made a wonderful world, with so much to learn and enjoy, so we can think God size thoughts that say we’re above and not beneath, that we can do whatever God asks us to do, and be all He says we can be.

Today would be a good day to use our faith and allow Him to stretch our imaginations, to ‘see’ ourselves healthy, ‘see’ ourselves in a better job, ‘see’ ourselves full of renewed energy and doing what we’ve never dared to imagine before.😊

You see it’s just possible we’re missing something we could be enjoying, so don’t let’s limit the One who can light a new fire in us, who lifts us out of the miry clay, which is the same as being stuck in a rut! 

And don’t let’s forget, if He can raise the dead, which is the biggest rut, then He can raise us to new levels of understanding, new victories in Christ, the rock on which we stand, and has already seated us in heavenly places where all things are possible. Glory to God. In Jesus name. Amen.😊

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