God speaks today Tuesday | July 2, 2024
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
(Psalm 103:13)Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
(Romans 8:33) The God who justifies us
Sanctification is a difficult and lifelong process, and it's important to be patient with ourselves and others as we navigate through it. Even biblical characters who passionately loved God, like Jehoshaphat, Abraham, David, and Peter, had moments of sin and inconsistency. God understands our human nature and is patient with us. We should also be patient with ourselves and others, and not condemn ourselves or others for failures. This will allow us to focus on pleasing God and following His Word.
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And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
(Revelation 12:10)Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
(Jeremiah 31:20)And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
(Hebrews 12:5)If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
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