There’s few things more devastating in life than receiving promises, being handed hope, only to crash in a heap on the floor with speechless disappointment as one’s life-dreams dissipate into thin air…
READ ROMANS 5 Make notes, if you’d like, of what stands out for you. Feel free to use the “Leave a Comment” box below to also write some of your thoughts.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
With Significance and Achiever as two of my strengths, I’ll often wonder if I’ve achieved anything of significance with my life. In search of a hope that won’t disappoint, I can see that every sentence in today’s chapter, is a message in itself. So, if I could pick out a Breadcrumb today, the opening sentences stand out for me…
“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand…” [v1-2]
More than “manna from heaven”[a] this is liquid gold, like honey on a spoon, for me. I can be at peace with my Maker today, because of the hope of access that the Creator God has given to the world. Prophesied about for at least a millennium, then put into effect 2,000 years ago, this now is the only HOPE that will not disappoint me. [v5] Like a portal through which I gain access into the fifth dimension, Father God has provided a gateway: the One who is both the gate and “the way”.[b] If I want to justify my short-comings, where else can I go? There’s no other name by which I’m saved…
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What about you? Can you tell me what today’s “breadcrumb” is? Leave a note in the “Comments” box below and tell me what you think God of today’s chapter.
Wondering how to communicate with the Greatest Promise-Keeper on earth? The rest of the webpage uses Jesus’ own prayer to help…[c]
THE LORD’S PRAYER:
1. Praise: “Our Father in Heaven, how great is Your name! Your Kingdom come! Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven…”
I will exalt You, my God and King; I’ll praise Your name for ever and ever. [Psalm 145:1]
2. Ask: “…Give us today our daily bread…”
The World: The people of Norway[d]
Your Nation: Financial Stability of your nation
Yourself: Quality time for your Maker’s Handbook
Your concern for today
When I cry out to You Lord, because of injustices, You’ll certainly hear my cry. [Exodus 22:23]
3. Admit: “…Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us…”
Hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servant, Father God. Teach me the right way to live. [1 Kings 8:36]
4. Protect: “…Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one…”
Thank-you Lord, that Your gracious Hand is on everyone who looks to You. But Your great anger is against all who choose instead, to forsake You. [Ezra 8:22]
“ For Yours Lord is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory for ever and ever. Amen”
When questioned, tested, tricked or in His hour of great need, Jesus spoke what was previously written in God’s Word.[e] So, the final section on this page is about memorizing the script through 10 topics. Following these will help you learn 52 portions from the bible in a year! THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE: Topic = A Good Caretaker
Jesus said: “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or else you’ll be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” [Luke 16:13]
[a] Exodus 16:31 (Context whole chapter)
[b] Matthew 7:13-14 and John 14:6
[c] Matthew 6:5-15
[d] http://www.operationworld.org/country/norw/owtext.html
[e] Matthew 4:4,6,7,10; 11:10; 21:13; and 26:24,31